Almost half of all secondary schools in England have pupils self-isolating

Around 11% to 13% of schools said they had more than 30 pupils self-isolating due to potential contact with a case of coronavirus inside the school.

Around 8,000 pupils were off after testing positive for Covid-19, 12,000 were absent as their school was closed for Covid-19 related reasons, and 37,000 were off as they suspected they had coronavirus.The DfE has changed its methodology for reporting attendance which means the number of schools ‘not fully open’ is no longer included in the data.

She added: ‘There have been far too many occasions when schools have experienced difficulty in accessing timely and useful advice, and the Government hasn’t lived up to its promise.’ She said: ‘Incredibly, schools and colleges reporting a second or subsequent case were being told that they needn’t “bother” phoning the helpline again, as they “already know what to do”.

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