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COVID: Omicron 'tidal wave' prompts UK to urge out-of-work teachers to return to classrooms
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The UK has urged out-of-work teachers to return to classrooms amid expected Omicron-induced staff shortages in the new year.
Education minister Nadhim Zahawi made the "urgent call" in a video message released on Twitter on Monday morning that the government's priority is to "safely deliver face-to-face education".
"Although 99.9% of schools have consistently been open this term we can all see the tidal wave of Omicron coming our way. That is why today I'm asking any teacher no longer in the profession to come forward if they are available to temporarily fill absences in schools and colleges in the New Year."
"Whether you're recently retired or trained as a teacher and have moved profession, I urge you to consider whether you might be able to
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