Oureducationeditor, BrandonJeffries, reportsnowfromOldham, Oldhamhasbeenhithardbycoronavirusinschools, feelingtheimpactteachersonpupilsselfisolating, justkeepinggoing, sometimes a challenge.
Impossibletobeabletooperatenormallytohave a quarterofmyteachingstaffisolatingfortwoweeks, eventhoughthey'lldotheirbestonlineandgivingeverybitofsupportthatcancerchilditdoesn't beat.
I thinkourmajorconcernisthatifyou're a youngpersonhearingthisinformationnow, yourvalue, yourworth, yourdignityisn't reallybeingrespectedinthesamewayitshouldbe.
Thenationalfiguresdon't tellthefullstoryoffwhat's happeningacrossthenorthofEngland, wheredatawe'veseenshowsthat a thirdofteachercasesofcoronavirusatonepointwereinthenorthwestofEnglandonpupilattendanceinsecondaryschoolshasfallenasloas's 60 or 70% raisinghugequestionsaboutthefairnessoffnextyearsexamsbecausemanyschoolsintheSouthhavereachedhalftermbarelyaffectedmaths.