EDUCATION union NEU called on the government today to do more to support teachers after new stats revealed that school staff were 37 per cent more likely to catch Covid-19 than other workers. 

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed people working in the education sector continued to be more likely to test positive for Covid-19 in comparison with other working adults in the fortnight ending November 28. School staff were up to 1.5 times more likely to test positive for Covid-19. 

The ONS’s survey claims the higher risk was likely down to the recent high infection levels among school-aged children, with these levels remaining consistent since September.