Coronavirus: Teachers to estimate grades after exams cancelled
The announcement came as hundreds of thousands of school pupils were saying sometimes tearful goodbyes to each other for possibly the last time.
The list has been separated into eight categories, including frontline health workers and social-care staff, nursery and teaching workers and those involved in food production and delivery. They will instead comprise a patchwork of available teachers, support staff and pupils whose parents find themselves lucky enough to be on the key workers' list.
On the up side, the lucky ones may have a chance to learn in new and different ways, while their former classmates grapple with online learning from home. Dr Mary Bousted, joint-general secretary of the National Education Union, said:"This is a very long list and could result in some schools having the majority of pupils attending."She added:"There simply won't be enough education staff available for work on school sites if all members with symptoms are forced to self-isolate."
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