Greater Manchester schools forced to U-turn on plan to close early for Christmas
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukreported yesterday how leaders of Focus Trust were under pressure from the government to reverse their plan to shut a week earlier than planned.They had announced last week that all 15 of their schools - seven of which are in Greater Manchester - would close on December 11, instead of the original planned date of December 18.The decision came amid growing concerns over the number of families that could be forced to isolate over the festive period because of positive cases in the run-up to the holidays.Stockport Council has taken a similar stance and given schools permission to close two days earlier than planned.Families with children at Focus Trust schools were initially told that during the week, pupils would be be expected to work from.
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