Pressure grows

Today on the BBC: 

Today, 7am:  The headlines this morning: A teaching union is calling on the government to close all schools in England for two weeks after ministers reversed a decision to open some primaries in London.

Breakfast, 7am: Good morning. Welcome to Breakfast with Nina Warhurst and Charlie Stayt. Our headlines today: Pressure grows to shut more schools. A teaching union demands a two week closures of all primaries and secondaries in England. 

The World at One, 1pm: Teaching unions are calling for all schools in England to close because of the surge in coronavirus cases with one accusing ministers of being reckless in wanting children to return to class.

BBC News at One, 1pm: Good afternoon. There's mounting pressure on the government to close all schools in England for face-to-face teaching for two weeks after the Christmas holiday. Teaching unions say a move to home learning for most children is necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus. One union has described it as "the only sensible and credible option".

Main headline, BBC News website, 1pm: 

First prediction of the year - Coming up on BBC's News at Ten within a few days' time: "Another government U-turn on schools - all schools in England will now stay closed for the first two weeks of term".

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Other recent examples: 

29 Dec (News at Ten): And in England's schools, more calls to delay the start of term, amid confusion over plans for pupils' Covid testing.

28 Dec (News at Ten): Teachers' unions in England are warning that mass Covid tests are undeliverable by the start of the spring term which starts for some students next week. 

23 Dec (News at One): There were calls to shut schools early for Christmas, now teachers ask how children will return safely to class in January.

23 Dec (Breakfast): Leading scientists think the new variant of coronavirus is much easier to transmit, and although cases are growing in London and the South East, there are concerns it has now spread to all parts of the UK. What could this mean for the effectiveness of the vaccine and will it be safe for young people to return to schools in the New Year? 

20 Dec (Andrew Marr): All the way through this Labour supported the Government in the determination to keep schools open, no ifs, no buts. Schools must stay open, said Keir Starmer. But now with this new fast spreading strain, are you rethinking that?