The Welsh First Minister also said that schools should prepare for remote learning. "Moving forward, our strong expectation is that all staff and learners of secondary age should test three times a week before entering school using LFDs (on Monday, Wednesday and Friday) and record their results," reads a statement on the Welsh government website. The new school rules include staggered start and finish times, the return of face masks for staff and students in secondary schools and increased testing. This was to give education facilities time to put into place new covid measures to ensure safe learning going forward.
No, schools in Wales will remain open in January 2022.Ĭoncerns over Omicron and increased Covid cases meant that schools in Wales were granted two extra days at the start of term in January to prepare for the return of students. This includes mandatory face masks and increased testing. Updated in January 2022, it set outs current COVID safety protocols expected in schools. Guidance for parents, pupils and teachers on schooling during the pandemic can be found in the government's Schools COVID-19 operational guidance document. "Our priority is for you to deliver face-to-face, high-quality education to all pupils." "COVID-19 continues to be a virus that we learn to live with and the imperative to reduce the disruption to children and young people’s education remains," they state. However, the Department of Education has previously expressed that pupils being sent home due to covid should only be done as a "last resort". Especially in the wake of staff shortages. He told headteachers that merging classes and teaching virtually can be an option for headteachers. And that in cases were children and staff are self-isolating - remote learning will be "necessary".
See all weight loss and exercise featuresĭespite his firm stance, Mr Zahawi accepts that increased Covid cases across England will impact education.
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