among teaching unions about the safety of their members returning to work.

He warned that unions wanted safety concerns dealt with before they would support the reopening of schools, including clarity over personal protective equipment (PPE) stock levels, as well as cleaning rotas.
 
"There are a number of unresolved issues," he said, "The unions want to know about access to PPE for staff and whether there are enough resources available for appropriate cleaning in schools.
 
“They want to know what surveillance testing there will be in schools, particularly for staff and for senior pupils who appear to be at higher risk than younger children, and there remain issues around public transport and what measures should be taken to protect pupils.
"It is absolutely not a done deal that Scottish schools will go back full-time on August 11 despite the positive trajectory we are on."