Left-wing councils and unions unite to keep school's shut as Gavin Williamson promises to move heaven and earth to get children back into classrooms with testing for all secondary pupils and teachers
More Left-wing councils were last night joining the revolt against Government plans to keep schools open. Brighton and Hove City Council followed eight authorities in London in demanding primaries teach remotely amid rising Covid cases. Most primaries in England are expected to open their doors tomorrow, while secondary schools will reopen on a staggered basis later this month with plans to test every student weekly. Yesterday, however, the UK’s largest teaching union advised members it was not safe to return to the classroom and called for a move to online teaching. CLASS WAR: The Government is keen to get children back to schools however, left-wing councils have joined revolt against Government plans as UK’s largest teaching union advised members it was not safe to return The National Education Union, which has 450,000 members, said the Government was ‘failing to protect children, their families and our communities’, adding that their members had a legal right to refuse to work. T