Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, welcomed the guidance but called on the government to"go further" by encouraging mask-wearing in secondary school classrooms.
The Department for Education also said schools, out of school settings and colleges will"want to consider" whether to proceed with any planned international trips given the risks posed by isolation and testing requirements. Close contacts of those who test positive should keep taking PCR tests but do not need to isolate unless they are over 18 and unvaccinated - or the person who tests positive is carrying the Omicron variant.Under rules outlined by the prime minister on Saturday, which apply to everyone in England, those identified as a contact of someone with the Omicron variant will have to self-isolate for 10 days - regardless of vaccination status.
They won't stop until they get our kids.
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