Gavin Williamson 'confident' there will be no national lockdown praising Tier system
Telegraph, 31 Dec 2020
Gavin Williamson, the Education Secretary, has said he is "absolutely confident" that secondary schools will be able to run a mass testing regime with an extra week to prepare.
The majority of secondary school pupils will now stay at home until "at least" January 18, two weeks after term was supposed to start, with those in exam years 11 and 13 to return on January 11.
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The majority of secondary school pupils will now stay at home until "at least" January 18, two weeks after term was supposed to start, with those in exam years 11 and 13 to return on January 11.
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