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Zahawi faces criticism over ‘pitiful’ school Covid handout
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi

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THE Tory government should be working “much harder” to ensure there are adequate Covid-19 counter-measures in schools, the National Education Union (NEU) has warned.

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi announced that English secondary schools will receive £1,000 each to help support the rollout of vaccines as omicron continues to spread. 

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