The letter sent to Boris Johnson comes a day after the Government abandoned its aim to bring back all primary school children for at least a month this term, and highlights the needs of children and young people, in particular those who suffer from disadvantage and deprivation.
The NEU said that the plan will require ‘major investment in education, akin to the investment made in the job recovery plan’.
The letter says, 'The effects of COVID 19 on England’s education system are likely to be prolonged and profound. The majority of pupils will not be returning to school until September at the earliest, but we do not know how much time they will be in school because we cannot predict what measures will need to be taken, then, to ensure that schools do not become vectors for COVID.
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