Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Families and school leaders have backed plans for self-isolation rules to be scrapped, but say it needs to happen now - not by September.
With ongoing disruption in schools across Greater Manchester, many say it's unrealistic to continue with the 10-day isolation for close contacts of positive cases now that so many people have been vaccinated.
And if bubble closures continue as they are, it's warned the summer term will be 'a write-off' for many pupils. The Department for Education has reportedly written to secondary schools asking them provisionally to prepare for a change after the summer break in order to keep as many children in face-to-face classes as
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