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UK schools voice objections to ‘propping up’ Covid test and trace system, unpaid
Bosses warn of an impending exodus by head teachers if government continues to withhold additional staff and resources
Schools have spent up to and in excess of 100 hours “propping up” the national Covid test and trace system since the start of the academic year, despite having no additional funding or staff, according to a school leaders’ union.
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), which represents 29,000 UK school leaders, is calling for the responsibility for test and trace to be lifted from schools, amid fears of an exodus of head teachers once the Covid crisis has passed.
Read the original article at The Guardian