This is LBC from Global, leading Britain's conversation with James O'Brien.

Hello, do you know the next time you have to endure one of my interminable introductions to this programme, we will know, for sure, how the

return to school has gone. And indeed, the return to the workplace that has been called for in

increasingly strident terms. Why? Well, because today's my last day at work for a while.

And when we return, when we are back together, when we are

reunited, it will be in a couple of weeks. And the questions will have been answered in part,

although, of course, they won't have been answered permanently, will they? Because

there's some good news around today. Head teachers are incredibly confident in terms of numbers

and statistics that they have got across things.

They're a little worried about what the plan is in the event of outbreaks and obviously they

are still complaining about their complete absence of clarity and leadership on the national stage,

but most of them seem, and we'll have a look at some of the stories, addressing this issue

together shortly. Most of them seem

confident that they have put in place a system that allows them to welcome children back to

school with confidence. So we'll get on to that a little later today. I'm a topic shy moment. I've

got contenders, but if there's something you'd really like to talk about from 12,

then you know what to do.

Drop me a tweet at Mr James O.B or a text.

I'm less likely to see the text, but I still, just because I get so many, but 84850 is the number that you need.

The front of the Daily Telegraph this morning is quite arresting.

For two reasons. One, because it's an astonishing advert for trade union membership, although I doubt they realised that when they framed it,

go back to work or lose your job or words to that effect, when you are actually already at

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