The DfE has announced some temporary measures to help support keeping students in classrooms and prioritising face-to-face education. One of these measures is for 7,000 air cleaning units to be provided to early years, schools and colleges to improve ventilation in teaching spaces. The Government is also temporarily recommending that face coverings are worn in classrooms and teaching spaces for students in year 7 or above. The advice on face coverings in classrooms will be in place until 26 January, when Plan B regulations are currently scheduled to expire, at which point it will be reviewed. Some sector comment on the news is available here.
