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Revealed: Areas Where Primary Schools Could Stay Shut In January

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has U-turned on schools as the Covid pandemic surges.
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Government Delays Opening Of Secondary Schools As Covid Surges

Pupils in exam years will be returning on January 11 with others due to return on January 18
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Everything That's Wrong With Gavin Williamson's Mass Testing Plan – According To Teachers

Announced on the eve of the Christmas break, schools have been left hanging as they wait for the details on the education secretary's plan.
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Secondary Schools To Have 'Staggered' Return After Christmas, No.10 Confirms

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed some pupils will learn online for a week to enable mass testing to be rolled out.
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One Rule For Them? Backlash As State Schools Forced To Stay Open While Eton Shuts Early

Gavin Williamson told councils to expect legal action if they closed their schools early for Christmas due to Covid spikes.
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Secondary School Staff In England To Be Tested Weekly For Covid From January

Pupils will also be tested daily if they have been in close contact with a positive case, in a move Gavin Williamson called a "milestone".
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Greenwich To Keep Schools Open After Gavin Williamson Threatens Legal Action

The education secretary said closing schools was "not in children's best interests" despite London's Covid spike.
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Gavin Williamson Tells Council To Keep Schools Open Or Face Legal Action

Stand-off between education secretary and Greenwich as three authorities advise schools to switch to online amid Covid surge.
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Explained: How GCSEs, A-Levels And SATs Will Be Different Next Year

Resits, advance notice of topics and more generous grades are meant to compensate for the interruption to education during the pandemic.
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UK Approved Pfizer Vaccine First Because It's A 'Much Better Country' Than Others, Says Gavin Williamson

Education secretary says Britain has "much better people" than France, Belgium and the US – the countries involved in developing the jab.
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