A union embroiled in the dispute over fears that further education jobs are being replaced with lower paid posts has criticised the college employers’ group for “rejecting its own proposals”.
Education bosses have been warned some families may be flouting quarantine rules by sending their children back to school immediately after visiting countries at high risk from coronavirus.
Children should not have to physically distance when schools return next month despite “less clear” evidence about the safety of older pupils, the Scottish Government’s scientific advisers have said.