Schools return: Children in class at Arbours Primary Academy in Northampton With primary schools in Scotland set to reopen, do you think English schools should follow suit? Schools in Scotland are set to return on a phased basis from February 22 subject to final confirmation in two weeks’ time. Under the plan, if confirmed, all children under school age in early learning and childcare will return. Pupils in Primary 1 to Primary 3 will also be allowed back into school, as will those in the senior phase of secondary school. However, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said older pupils will only be able to return to ensure practical work important to achieving qualifications is completed, and only between 5% and 8% of any school’s roll should be able to return.
Schools return: Children in class at Arbours Primary Academy in Northampton With primary schools in Scotland set to reopen, do you think English schools should follow suit? Schools in Scotland are set to return on a phased basis from February 22 subject to final confirmation in two weeks’ time. Under the plan, if confirmed, all children under school age in early learning and childcare will return. Pupils in Primary 1 to Primary 3 will also be allowed back into school, as will those in the senior phase of secondary school. However, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said older pupils will only be able to return to ensure practical work important to achieving qualifications is completed, and only between 5% and 8% of any school’s roll should be able to return.
Parents will find out later if their children will be able to return to school by the middle of February, as Nicola Sturgeon gives the latest update on Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. The Scottish Government has already said the current restrictions will last until at least the middle of February but the statement to MSPs on Tuesday will provide some detail on “other steps we are planning to take”, the First Minister said. These include going further than current proposals by the UK for quarantine hotels and other measures aimed at making current travel rules “more effective”. Most pupils in Scotland are currently taking part in online learning, with only those deemed vulnerable and the children of key workers attending school.
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Nicola Sturgeon will today given an update on when and how pupils may return to school.
The First Minister’s Covid statement will include news about remote learning beyond mid-February, as well as details of plans for coronavirus testing in schools.
Since the Christmas holidays, most children have been learning online at home, with only children of key workers and vulnerable children permitted to attend in person.
There was an indication then that pupils may return to class in phases.
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Parents will find out later today if their children will be able to return to school by the middle of February.
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