Unison, GMB, Unite and NASUWT have joined forces to call on the Government to better protect children, teachers and support staff from Covid in schools in the lead up to Christmas.
With increased uncertainty due to growing cases of the Omicron variant and rising classroom absences because of coronavirus, the four unions are urging the Government to act ‘without delay’ to minimise disruption by introducing additional safety measures.
The teaching unions want ministers to provide schools with air filtration devices for use wherever airflow problems are detected and to make face masks mandatory in all areas of secondary schools.
They also want staff who need to isolate due to Covid to receive full pay and are calling for extra resources for schools to contact pupils and families who have been in close contact with a positive case, as NHS Track and Trace no longer does this routinely in schools.
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