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let's speak now to leora cruddas, ceo of the confederation of school trusts which represents trusts in. good morning. are you happy with this latest advice? the decision made by the government last night cleans up the uncertainty over the use of face coverings in light of the who advice. but now parents and carers are confident about a return to school in the autumn because absence from school is harmful academically and socially, and for some children, and welfare perspective. i think that it is incumbent on all of us to be building confidence with parents and carers. it is an exercise in the balance of risk. it is important to balance of risk. it is important to balance the public health risks in the short term related to the transmission of the virus with longer term public health impact. if a child loses out on education, this can have an impact on a child throughout their lives, their prosperity and long—term health. we know children benefit hugely from school and we know schools have been planning over the summer to implement a system of controls advised by public health england