A £35,000 in-school Covid testing machine? Only in the private sector

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The equality gap widens in UK classrooms as state headteachers urge Boris Johnson to take action

Eton College in Berkshire. The boarding school privately tested all staff and students at the beginning of term.Eton College in Berkshire. The boarding school privately tested all staff and students at the beginning of term.The schools divide between private and state is not just about the quality of education – now it’s about whether or not the students and staff can get a coronavirus test.since the start of term, their peers at private schools are facing no such problem.

 

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This would not be a thing if the UK's test and trace wasn't such a shambles. A reflection of the government's failings

One teacher's salary. Seems like a no brainer.

BorisJohnson MattHancock BBCNews Govt won't pay for in-school testing across the country, they need billions to pay for the shambolic waste of time HS2 debacle!

Considering they miss 30%...they are totally worthless. It only takes 1 to slip through the net.

TheStephenRalph Apartheid education. 😐

All this shows is that the private sector is better and more resourceful than a state run program

Yes. Sounds like a good idea!

I read there are 33,000 schools in the UK. My calculator makes that 1.15 billion to put one in EVERY school. A bargain if you ask me. They would pay for themselves inside a term.

They’ll get a vaccine before the great unwashed too.

As it has always been and always will be.

In fairness, if it helps to keep education system open it’s an economic no-brainer for all large schools. Let’s look into it.

You love stirring the pot 😂😂😂

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