New document adds to health expert and union concerns over education secretary’s plan to change advice on face coverings in class
Scientists on the government’s Sage committee told ministers that pupils should continue to wear face masks into the summer, according to documents released hours after the education secretary said the advice was to be watered down in secondary schools.
Gavin Williamson confirmed on Friday that the government was planning to change its guidance around the wearing of masks in class for secondary school pupils at step 3 of its roadmap out of lockdown, which is expected to go ahead on 17 May.
