Barely three weeks into term and the number of schools not fully open due to Covid-19 has jumped from one per cent on September 10 to four per cent on September 17.
Furthermore, a survey by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has found that four in five schools have children isolating because they cannot access a Covid-19 test.
The survey on September 17 involved 736 school leaders and found that 82 per cent of schools have children currently not attending because they cannot access a test, while 87 per cent have children stuck at home because they are waiting for test results.
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