let's speak to our education correspondent, sean dilley.bbling system, people being painted. explain for all those parents out there what has gavin williamson said?— parents out there what has gavin williamson said? there is a national siuh of williamson said? there is a national sigh of relief — williamson said? there is a national sigh of relief as _ williamson said? there is a national sigh of relief as far _ williamson said? there is a national sigh of relief as far as _ williamson said? there is a national sigh of relief as far as england - williamson said? there is a national sigh of relief as far as england is - sigh of relief as far as england is concerned notjust for parents, but for guardians. until now, what has been happening is that children have been happening is that children have been kept in what gavin williamson has described as consistent groupings, orwe might has described as consistent groupings, or we might know them as bubbles. he said it was necessary as fewer adults were vaccinated, but praising the progress of the

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let's speak to our education correspondent sean dilley.stent in _ schools. i think ministers are being consistent in saying _ schools. i think ministers are being consistent in saying that _ schools. i think ministers are being consistent in saying that they - schools. i think ministers are being| consistent in saying that they would expect infections to rise. they have said that the vaccination programme is key because it is ending that link between infections and deaths but gavin williamson today has said that it but gavin williamson today has said thatitis but gavin williamson today has said that it is important to get schooling back to normal as soon as possible. the one thing that teachers and, particularly the unions, are keen to stress here is that there is a scientific basis that there is a scientific basis that they would like to know about and the 19th ofjuly is a fair time away, so we have a runaway train of absences which is increasing week on week. ~ �* . absences which is increasing week on week. ~ �* , , ., absences which is