Back to school in England - In Pictures

  • Year 11 pupils get tested before returning to school next week at Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth, England. Getty Images
    Year 11 pupils get tested before returning to school next week at Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth, England. Getty Images
  • Year 7 pupils arrive at Great Academy Ashton in Manchester as schools reopen after the summer holidays. AP Photo
    Year 7 pupils arrive at Great Academy Ashton in Manchester as schools reopen after the summer holidays. AP Photo
  • Year 7 pupils at Great Academy Ashton. Millions of children are returning to school across Britain with new air and virus-testing regimes aimed at preventing an explosion of cases among the least vaccinated section of the population. AP Photo
    Year 7 pupils at Great Academy Ashton. Millions of children are returning to school across Britain with new air and virus-testing regimes aimed at preventing an explosion of cases among the least vaccinated section of the population. AP Photo
  • Schools are no longer expected to keep children in segregated bubbles, and face coverings are no longer advised in classrooms. AP Photo
    Schools are no longer expected to keep children in segregated bubbles, and face coverings are no longer advised in classrooms. AP Photo
  • A Year 11 pupil getting tested at Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth. Getty Images
    A Year 11 pupil getting tested at Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth. Getty Images
  • The return of pupils to schools in England is likely to bring a “significant surge” in Covid-19 infections, epidemiologist Neil Ferguson said. Getty Images
    The return of pupils to schools in England is likely to bring a “significant surge” in Covid-19 infections, epidemiologist Neil Ferguson said. Getty Images
  • Pupils at Copthall School, In Mill Hill, Barnet, are tested for Covid-19 ahead of their return to school. Getty Images
    Pupils at Copthall School, In Mill Hill, Barnet, are tested for Covid-19 ahead of their return to school. Getty Images
  • Test staff carry out the Covid-19 testing for Year 11 pupils at Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth. Getty Images
    Test staff carry out the Covid-19 testing for Year 11 pupils at Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth. Getty Images