She said the"experience of lockdown has been a real trauma" for children and young people and the current rules are"a really big issue".
"With bubbles, I think everybody would like it if we could get back to normal, as soon as possible. Obviously we have to be safe, and we have to take advice, but it's very very restrictive," she told The Daily Telegraph. Dame Rachel said children have"given up 19 weeks of their education" due to lockdowns, adding:"They've taken a big burden for us."The current rules have led to a sharp increase in student absences, with the latest government figures showing 239,000 had missed classes and numbers trebling in the past week.
Reports in The Guardian on Tuesday claim ministers are set to scrap the current arrangements, with an announcement due in the next few days.
A lie. There is NO increased ventilation in schools.