Editorial: The government is right to regard education as a priority. But the announcement that they should go back in June was all wrong
It is right that the government regards reopening schools as a priority. Their closure risks harming the life chances of millions of children. But Sunday’s announcement that a phased return for pupils as young as four to English classrooms should begin on 1 June was badly judged. Combative in style, and lacking details, the plan had the appearance of a prime ministerial edict issued over the heads of the Department for Education.
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