Winter bugs could disrupt lessons

Teachers unions are warning of disruption to lessons this week as thousands of staff are expected to call in sick with widespread outbreaks of flu and the norovirus. This winter could be the worst flu season in nine years, experts predict, with cases already up 73 per cent from last year and the winter vomiting bug norovirus still spreading. Mick Brookes, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: "It's not like other workplaces where they carry on; if a teacher is off, the work doesn't get done. You can't have a classroom full of pupils and no teachers. "The problem is that if they turn... [read full story]                    

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