Summer to mark end of school Covid bubbles
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School Covid ‘bubbles’ in English schools will cease from
the end of the summer term, education secretary Gavin Williamson has announced.
Other measures to combat the pandemic will also be reduced,
according to new guidance
for schools from the Department for Education.
The guidance is expected to take effect from Monday 19 July,
pending confirmation of a move to Step Four of the government’s recovery plan
from Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Mr Williamson said the idea of sending multiple pupils from
a class or year group ‘bubble’ home following a positive case will
not apply once the summer term finishes.
“Keeping children in consistent groups was essential to
control the spread of the virus when our population was less vaccinated,” he
told the Commons.
“We recognise that the system of bubbles and isolation is
causing disruption to many children’s education. This is why we’ll be ending bubbles
and transferring contact tracing to the NHS Test and Trace system for early
years settings, schools and colleges.”
A change of approach
Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England have been
forced to self-isolate at home after coming into contact with covid cases, with
the latest guidance designed to limit any further disruption to their
education.
According to the Department for Education, as many as 33
million days of school were missed by pupils in the autumn term of 2020 as they
observed the need to isolate.
The move will allow school assemblies to take place, while
pupils will also be able to mix freely during lunch and other breaks.
Mr Williamson said that the need for social distancing will
also end, and that schools will no longer need to have staggered start and
finish times.
Face masks will also no longer be advised for pupils and
school staff in classrooms and other communal areas, although schools are
expected to have outbreak plans – which may involve masks – should they have
many cases to deal with.
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