Tributes have poured in for an "inspirational" secondary school teacher and beloved father-of-three who died of Covid just two days after Christmas.
Paul Hilditch, 55, had no underlying health conditions and it is unclear how he caught the virus before his death on Sunday.
He was remembered today by parents, pupils and teachers at Conyers School in Teesside as a "dedicated" and "well-loved" member of staff.
His death comes after teaching unions slammed the government's response to the pandemic and called for greater risk assessments to protect staff from the virus.