New figures reveal one in every nine state school pupils (11.2%) in England was stuck at home on July 8, up from 8.5% on July 1, and 5.1% on June 24. There were 35,000 pupils with a suspected case of coronavirus and 39,000 with a confirmed case of Covid-19. Sign up for the free Mirror Politics newsletterShadow Education Secretary Kate Green accused the Government of sitting back to "let the Johnson variant rip, creating a crisis in our schools". “With just days left of the current academic year, school and college leaders need to know whether this is a possibility or not,” Mr Barton added. "We can all hope for the best but we must plan for something that is less than the best."

Source: Daily Mirror July 13, 2021 11:53 UTC