A new system to deal with Covid-19 in classrooms is 'failing schools', a teaching union says.
He added: "We don't have the system where perhaps whole year groups and classes are being sent home even when pupils haven't been in direct contact."Eight of our 22 local authorities have taken advantage of the flexibilities in that framework which enables increased mitigations in schools to reflect local circumstances."
Following a meeting on Thursday, teaching unions, school leaders and staff called on the Welsh government to strengthen its approach to Covid safety in schools.Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj and NAHT Cymru director Laura Doel are calling for more action Wales TUC general secretary Shavanah Taj said teachers and support staff were "scared, over-worked and exhausted".
"Welsh government needs to listen to them and recognise that they're the experts on what's happening in schools," she added.
"There'll be guidance going in to schools next week which is being co-designed with schools to help them use those monitors and understand when greater ventilation is needed," he said.
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