Almost half of UK teachers had Covid last term, survey suggests

Union poll finds 48% of teachers saying they tested positive during spring term, with many now struggling to access free tests

Almost half of UK teachers, many of them triple-jabbed, tested positive for Covid in the last term, according to a new survey.

Despite government insistence that it is business as usual" in schools in England, 48% of teachers polled by the NASUWT teachers' union said they tested positive during the spring term.