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Coronavirus: Key safeguards needed for schools to reopen - unions9 May 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightPA MediaSchools should not reopen unless key measures are in place to stop the spread of coronavirus, unions have warned.The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is urging ministers to work closely with unions to agree a way forward.There was speculation schools may return in England from 1 June, but it was ruled out in Scotland and Wales.Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said pupils will only be allowed to return to school when it is safe to do so.Schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were closed in the last week of March. Unions, including the National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) and the National Education Union (NEU), have called for "clear, scientific published evidence" that schools are safe to re-open.In a joint statement sent to UK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, they said there should be no increase in pupil numbers until a national …