Parents who refuse to send their children back to school could end up facing a fine, the Education Secretary has said. Speaking to Sky’s Kay Burley today, Gavin Williamson emphasised the importance in ‘all children’ being back in school. The majority of UK pupils have been learning at home for the last four months after their schools were closed in March due to the pandemic
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