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Is it too soon for children to go back to school? Teaching unions meet government science advisers as row rumbles on

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When Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in his lockdown easing that some children in reception, Years 1 and 6 could return to school as early as next month, the news received a mixed reception from parents and teaching unions.

Many people in England welcomed it, but now the Local Government Association and unions are accusing ministers of "going too fast" on plans to reopen schools and is calling for more local control over their return.

The leaders of the main teaching unions are meeting the government's top scientific advisers today to discuss whether it is safe for children and staff to return to schools.

Some teachers believe it is not yet safe to return because of the coronavirus. They are meeting the Chief Medical Officer and

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