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Will teachers have to work over the summer?

Will teachers have to work over the summer?

The last question is about whether the education secretary agrees with the PM that teachers should create catch-up plans for every pupil before the summer. Gavin Williamson says he is in "complete agreement" with Boris Johnson that the government must do "everything we can to support children who have suffered as a result of not being in school". Asked if teachers should be expected to go into schools over the summer, he says the government has set out a number of "packages" that English schools could use today's additional funding for. But he repeats his earlier pledge that it is down to each individual place to "tailor their plan to their children". And that concludes today's government briefing.

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