Entire year group at Salford school must self-isolate after positive coronavirus case

a fifth of schools across the region, comes little over a fortnight after pupils started the new academic year. And with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News only able to confirm cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

reported last weekend that a number of students were already self isolating at the Birley campus, in Hulme, days after a 100-strong party was reported in the courtyard.Since then, case numbers have soared to 127 across that site and Cambridge Halls, with a number of other students also recording symptoms.

a fifth of the region's schools (247) have had confirmed cases - among either pupils, staff or both. At one secondary - Philips High in Whitefield, Bury - there have been 18 positive tests and the whole of Year 11 has been sent home.

coronavirus are not subject to a 'legal requirement.' In an interview with Times Radio on Thursday, the Health Secretary appeared to confuse matters when he said: “If the app tells you to self-isolate, then you should self-isolate."But if an NHS Test and Trace contact tracer tells you, then you must by law.”Asked whether that was complicated to understand, he said: “Not really, it is really straightforward.”Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free

a fifth of schools across the region, comes little over a fortnight after pupils started the new academic year. And with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News confirming cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

reached 177. Now a further 26 have been confirmed.

Ladybridge High in Bolton where every year group has been affected.

hereGMP said it has a Covid-19 contingency plan in place to minimise the impact on police resources, but said the virus 'remains an on-going concern for us as an emergency service'.The force added that following any positive tests among staff, 'internal track and trace protocols are launched and if there are indications that there is learning then we work with both individuals and the organisation to effect changes to minimise future infections amongst our staff.' During the first peak of

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Manchester Evening News reported how 'about 100 students' kept residents awake with a party in the courtyard of Birley Halls earlier this week. "It was like a rave, they were just p****d.

risen again today - to 164. It comes as a new helpline has been set up by the government to make it easier for schools to get advice on what steps to take following a positive test.

new helpline has been set up by the government to make it easier for settings to get advice on what steps to take following a positive case.

Manchester Evening News that if there is a positive case at their child's school, they 'have a right to know'. Among the cases confirmed today is the closure of an entire primary school in Oldham, the first confirmed shutdown in Greater Manchester.

struggling to access tests, it's causing even further disruption and delay. At some high schools hundreds of pupils are being affected as whole year bubbles are sent home following a positive test.Oasis Academy Oldham has confirmed that students in Year 10 and 11 are self-isolating for the next fortnight and teachers will be supporting their learning at home.

we reported how the number of schools with confirmed cases had risen to more than 65.

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Sandbrook is one of at least 32 primary and secondary schools across Greater Manchester to have reported Covid cases since reopening at the start of the month. Coun Kieran Heakin, cabinet member for children’s services at Rochdale council, has urged parents to follow coronavirus guidance so schools don’t have to close down again.He said: “Schools have worked so hard to be open and be safe for children to return and get back to vital education.

15 schools had sent children home - including four high schools and 11 primaries.Now a further 17 have alerted parents to positive cases, with the exact number expected to be even higher.The sizes of school bubbles that pupils have been put into dictates how many children are needing to self-isolate.

Co-op Academy in Swinton has been worst affected after positive cases in Year 7 and Year 10 meant both year groups were sent home on Monday morning.While the school initially said siblings should also stay off, parents have now been told that brothers and sisters can attend.Only if the children who are self-isolating begin to suffer symptoms should other members of their household face the same restrictions.But even if parents don't need to isolate, it's a blow for those with little ones who

Wigan, was forced to close on Friday (September 4) after being found to be in breach of the rules.