Headteacher details why schools are closing as flu cases surge

Schools are closing amid escalating flu outbreaks that are seeing hundreds of pupils off sick at a time - with staff declaring the situation is like 'being back in Covid times'. Headteachers across the UK have warned escalating sickness rates are causing alarm with some even reducing singing in assemblies to cut the spread of illness. One of the worst-hit has been St Martin's School in Caerphilly, South Wales, where a temporary closure has been imposed after more than 250 pupils and staff fell ill.