NTP risks ‘sucking teachers out of schools’
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  • Mar 9, 2022
Teacher absences at record high as pupil illness falls
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  • Feb 9, 2022
Coronavirus: Early years staff absences fall while cases in children grow
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  • Jan 31, 2022
Scale of Omicron teacher absence in UK is worse than previous Covid waves
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  • Jan 28, 2022
Covid chaos in schools: One in 20 pupils in England were absent last week
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  • Jan 25, 2022
One in 20 pupils and 9% of teachers off school due to coronavirus in England
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  • Jan 25, 2022
One in 20 children off school due to Covid as absentees rise by 100,000 in a fortnight
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  • Jan 25, 2022
School absences: Number of children missing class because of Covid hits 415,000 and 9 per cent of teachers off
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  • Jan 25, 2022
'Nigh on impossible' to hire supply teachers, MPs told
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  • Jan 25, 2022
Schools in open revolt over masks but government can't do anything to stop them
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  • Jan 21, 2022
Covid Scotland: Teacher absences due to Covid are at their highest level since the start of the current school session
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  • Jan 15, 2022
Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week
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  • Jan 14, 2022
5-day Covid isolation 'doesn’t solve' school staff issues
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  • Jan 14, 2022
Covid in Scotland: Teacher absences at record high
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  • Jan 14, 2022
Teachers 'unable to work' due to lack of Covid tests
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  • Jan 14, 2022
Scotland: Retired teachers recruiting scheme earned poor result
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  • Jan 13, 2022
Ministers spent less than £4k promoting ex-teacher drive to tackle Covid staff shortages
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  • Jan 12, 2022
Schools minister: 44,000 teachers off in first week of term is better than what Government expected
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  • Jan 12, 2022
Staff absence: Schools screaming for more financial support as Covid infections soar
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  • Jan 12, 2022
Retired teachers return in ‘exceptionally low’ numbers
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  • Jan 12, 2022
Number of ex-teachers joining the school workforce: 2021 to 2022
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  • Jan 12, 2022
Government supporting schools and colleges to provide face-to-face learning for millions of children and young people
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  • Jan 12, 2022
DfE's 485 ex-teacher recruits 'unlikely to stop school closures'
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  • Jan 12, 2022
DfE says over 550 ex-teachers answer Covid call to arms
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  • Jan 12, 2022
DfE says over 550 ex-teachers answered Covid call to arms
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  • Jan 12, 2022
One in 12 teachers in England off work amid Omicron disruption
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  • Jan 12, 2022
Number of teachers signing up to cover Covid staff shortages ‘drop in the ocean’, warns union
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  • Jan 12, 2022
Around 500 former teachers sign up to tackle staff shortages in schools
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  • Jan 12, 2022
Teacher absence at new high despite Christmas ‘firebreak’
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  • Jan 12, 2022
Ministers accused of hiding "woeful" lack of ex-teachers returning to classrooms to fill Covid gaps
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  • Jan 11, 2022
EPI responds to new DfE figures on pupil and teacher absences
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  • Jan 11, 2022
School absences data: Staggering 1 in 12 teachers off due to Covid in first week
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  • Jan 11, 2022
Around 44,000 teachers were off when schools returned last week with one in 20 due to Covid
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  • Jan 11, 2022
Number of pupils and staff absent from England's schools rises after Christmas
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  • Jan 11, 2022
Schools struggle amid Covid as one in 12 teachers off
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  • Jan 11, 2022
Omicron: 1 in 25 staff off with Covid as absence rate doubles
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  • Jan 11, 2022
Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'
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  • Jan 11, 2022
Schools: 315,000 pupils miss class in first week of term because of Covid, with 1 in 12 teachers off
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  • Jan 11, 2022
Headteachers round up ‘army’ of volunteers to help keep schools open
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  • Jan 11, 2022
School Covid isolation rules: Will isolation force schools to shut?
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  • Jan 10, 2022
Jonathan Gullis MP: Teaching return call 'not difficult'
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  • Jan 10, 2022
A quarter of teachers say Covid staff absences are having major impact on their schools
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  • Jan 10, 2022
Covid: Nearly 1 in 4 teachers says absence is having major impact
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  • Jan 10, 2022
Covid: Isle of Man face-to-face school lessons hit by staff shortages
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  • Jan 10, 2022
Staff absences caused by Covid-19 having serious impact on schools
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  • Jan 10, 2022
Nurseries in England hit by staff absences after soaring Covid cases
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  • Jan 10, 2022
Nadhim Zahawi admits planning for a quarter of school staff being off with Covid
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  • Jan 9, 2022
Zahawi: Teacher absences will see bumpy two weeks for schools as pupils return
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  • Jan 9, 2022
A headteacher’s diary: ‘First day back and we have 13 staff absent’
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  • Jan 8, 2022
Staffing critical as NI schools struggle to find substitute teachers
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  • Jan 8, 2022
Making a return from retirement a success
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  • Jan 8, 2022
Covid in Scotland: Teacher and pupil absence hits schools
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  • Jan 8, 2022
Covid Scotland: Staff absence fears grow as schools reopen
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  • Jan 7, 2022
More schools face closing in days as a third struggle to find staff to cover sick teachers amid calls to cut isolation
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  • Jan 7, 2022
'Schools teetering on the edge' with staff Covid absences
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  • Jan 7, 2022
Schools sending home classes and year groups set to increase as teacher absences bite
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  • Jan 7, 2022
Schools in England ‘teetering on the edge’ with staff Covid absences
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  • Jan 7, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon told Covid rules risk teacher cases spike
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  • Jan 7, 2022
Omicron battle looms as pupils return to schools
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  • Jan 7, 2022
More than third of heads report staff absence levels of over 10%, poll suggests
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  • Jan 7, 2022
Schools 'teetering on the edge' as over a third of heads report 10% staff absence
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  • Jan 7, 2022
Schools in England ‘teetering on edge’ from Covid-related absences
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  • Jan 7, 2022
Scottish pupils move to online learning as teachers isolate with Covid
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  • Jan 7, 2022
Parents accuse unions of throwing a 'pandemic straitjacket' around schools
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  • Jan 6, 2022
Kids aged 5 to 11 could get Covid vaccines in weeks in desperate bid to stop school chaos
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  • Jan 6, 2022
What councils are saying about schools, after school clubs, breakfast clubs and staff absences in Wales
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  • Jan 6, 2022
Ofsted advises schools and nurseries hit by staff shortages to apply to defer inspections
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  • Jan 6, 2022
Covid rules 'open to abuse' as unions urge schools to impose tighter curbs
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Teachers should not be asked to teach merged classes to keep schools open amid staff shortages, unions argue
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Schools: Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi admits that teacher absences are set to get worse
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Staff absences likely to rise in schools this term, Education Secretary admits
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Teachers feeling the strain of Covid staff absences are sceptical about volunteer scheme
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Unions challenge schools asking staff to teach merged classes amid shortages
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Schools forced to close as Covid causes shortage of teachers
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Omicron surge sparks concerns over children’s workforce shortage
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Staff absence: Schools on Omicron alert as term begins
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Schools may be forced to suspend key lessons amid Pingdemic staffing crisis as hundreds of pupils already sent home
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Back to class mayhem: Schools close or tell entire year groups to study remotely
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Covid: Schools face 'perfect storm' with teacher shortages
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  • Jan 5, 2022
School closure warning: Pupils face being sent home in weeks as staffing crisis rocks UK
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Covid in Scotland: Crisis fear over teacher absences and lack of supply
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Covid in Scotland: Staff illness means pupils can’t go back to classroom
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Schools face staff crisis and test chaos as delays for Covid screening hit the start of term
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Covid in Wales: School staff absences expected to cause 'significant disruption'
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Downing Street dunces are failing our kids with chaotic response to Covid
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  • Jan 4, 2022
England’s schools braced for more Covid disruption as term begins
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  • Jan 4, 2022
School staff shortages could worsen in new term and cause learning disruption
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Retired teachers will be called up to help keep schools open amid Covid staffing crisis
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Schools brace for Covid surge as unions warn of looming staffing shortages
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  • Jan 4, 2022
School forced to send entire year home because too many staff have Covid
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Back to school: Headteachers report staff absence levels of 10% as schools reopen
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Covid chaos in schools on first day back as Head warns staff 'off sick' may force classes to combine
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Covid in Wales: School staff absences expected to cause 'significant disruption'
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Schools in England may suspend certain subjects to cope with Covid
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Parents told to collect children within an hour of dropping them off at school
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Schoolkids could be sent home within weeks due to pingdemic – as Boris faces pressure to slash isolation to 5 days
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Children face return to online lessons in Scotland as Omicron increases teacher absences
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Covid in Guernsey: High number of teachers 'expected to be off school'
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  • Jan 4, 2022
School closes entire year group with just one day’s notice as parents forced to teach children at home
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Concerns over Scottish teacher absence rates
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Children to be turned away from school and commuters face back-to-work nightmare
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Are schools closing again? How likely UK schools are to close in January 2022 if Covid cases keep rising
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  • Jan 4, 2022
One million Brits in Covid self-isolation as back to school and work chaos awaits
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  • Jan 4, 2022
More Covid absences expected as UK schools go back
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  • Jan 4, 2022
Homeschooling could return if too many teachers are off sick with Covid
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  • Jan 3, 2022
Retired teachers urged to return to classrooms to cover staff absence as Omicron takes hold
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  • Dec 20, 2021
Omicron hits schools as teacher and pupil absences surge
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  • Dec 17, 2021
Covid: Staff absence up by 20% as term draws to a close
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  • Dec 14, 2021
Majority of school leaders say staff absences are barrier to catch-up
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  • Dec 3, 2021
Number of pupils in England off school due to Covid-19 surges
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  • Nov 30, 2021
Covid-19: Some pupils remote learning amid staff shortage
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  • Nov 30, 2021
School Covid absence up 60% in England in two weeks
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  • Nov 30, 2021
Covid: 'Very sharp' rise in teacher and pupil absence
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  • Nov 30, 2021
School attendance: Number of pupils off because of Covid in England jumps by 60%
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  • Nov 30, 2021
Scotland: Fears for primary schools as teacher absences jump
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  • Nov 20, 2021
Around 248,000 pupils off school due to Covid in week before half-term
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  • Nov 2, 2021
Teacher and pupil absence 'wreaking havoc', say leaders
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  • Nov 2, 2021
Nearly a quarter of a million pupils off school before half-term due to Covid
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  • Nov 2, 2021
Wreaking havoc: Staff Covid-related absence hitting teaching and learning
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  • Oct 20, 2021
Covid: Where is pupil and teacher absence heading?
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  • Oct 19, 2021
Covid teacher absence nearly doubles
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Coronavirus Teacher absence
  • Jun 22, 2021
Teacher Covid-absences ‘significantly higher’ than pupils
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Coronavirus Covid outbreaks Teacher absence
  • Jan 25, 2021
COVID-related teacher and pupil absences in England over 2020 autumn term
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  • Jan 22, 2021
What can we learn about Covid transmission in schools from teacher absence figures?
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  • Jan 22, 2021
Regulator: ONS should have ‘elaborated on limitations’ of controversial teacher Covid analysis
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  • Jan 22, 2021
ASCL responds to EPI analysis on teacher Covid absences
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  • Jan 22, 2021
ASCL responds to EPI analysis on teacher Covid absences
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  • Jan 22, 2021
Nearly 20k teachers off due to Covid by mid December
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Coronavirus Teacher absence
  • Jan 19, 2021
Diary of a headteacher’s week
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Headteachers COVID-19 Coronavirus Teacher absence
  • Dec 12, 2020
Revealed: That ministerial Zoom meeting about funding
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  • Dec 5, 2020
Coronavirus: Education fears as teacher absence rates jump
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  • Oct 29, 2020