Masks are returning to classrooms and plans are being drawn up for possible absence levels of up to a quarter of public sector workers as Omicron continues to spread across the country.
Education unions have urged the Government to consider reintroducing extra safety measures in schools as an expert warned about the level of coronavirus circulating among secondary pupils.
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