Dates set for return of more school pupils By David G Scott | Updated: 17:02, 03 March 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper The First Minister announced yesterday (March 2) to the Scottish Parliament that all remaining primary school children are to return to school full-time from March 15, with all secondary pupils returning in some form from March 15 until April 2. Welcoming the announcement, chair of the Education Committee, Councillor John Finlayson said: âI am delighted that we can see the return of more of our pupils to school settings in the next couple of weeks.