Michael Gove backtracks on 'guarantee' that teachers will be safe at school

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He urged teaching unions and councils to ‘respectfully look again’ and ‘look to their responsibilities’

being transmitted in newly-reopened schools, moments after guaranteeing teachers they will be safe to return to work.

The minister appeared to defend his guarantee on a common-sense understanding of what it means to be ‘safe’, adding that his stance followed discussions with the chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.He added: ‘The key thing is that we can make these workplaces safe.

how a primary in Northumberland was planning to assign pupils individual ‘play bubbles’ marked by hula hoops on the ground before appearing to retract the suggestion after a social media backlash. Rachel Reeves told Sky News’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday: ‘The government have got a lot more work to do to give that confidence that it will be safe to send children back in two weeks’ time.

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Just an idea, how about you michaelgove ' look to You're responsibility ' & I'll look to mine & advise my kids that under no circumstances other than absolute guarantee of safety do they send my grandchildren to school. Especially as this money driven.

Passing the buck 🙄

Sounds like he's been doing drugs again.

Because he cannot guarantee anything! He will say whatever it takes to hasten the return of our children to an unsafe environment for Johnson’s grabs plan if “normality” no matter the price. A complete djsgrace michaelgove !

What about your responsibility Michael and that of your shower of a Govt?

Oh no Micheal !!!!! Go to school ....dont go to school...school at home but go to school...and on and on and on 😂😂😂😂😂

The Tories must resign from no 10 they have failed the UK people again

Sounds like he's passing the book on schools reopening to the local authorities

He’s an awful man!

the thing is teachers do have to look at their responsibilities - they won't put children at risk no matter what.

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