A survey of almost 7,000 teachers across primary and secondary schools has revealed low levels of compliance with a number of Covid-19 safety measures.
It finds that only 30 per cent of teachers say that their colleagues often or always respect the two-metre social distancing measure.
Furthermore, 56 per cent of teachers say that pupils rarely or never practise social distancing from adults in school, while 32 per cent report that some parents at their school are not respecting the two-metre limit when dropping off or picking up children.
Conducted by the NASUWT between September 25 and 29, the survey involved 6,717 teachers, who said that overcrowded classrooms (73 per cent) and the physical layout of school buildings (68 per cent) are the main barriers to social distancing between staff and pupils.
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