Just a quarter of Year 10 and 12 pupils will be allowed on site at one time as secondary schools reopen today. The students are all set to sit their GCSEs and A-level next summer but due to social distancing rules the size of classes have shrunk dramatically.
The Government wants pupils to have 'face-to-face' support before they sit their exams but the amount contact time available will vary from school to school.
While some are offering ‘weekly contact sessions’ for pupils or prioritising contact for those who have ‘struggled’ with remote learning an estimated one in eight schools will remain closed.
A survey of more than 4,000 workers at state secondary schools by app provider, Teacher Tapp, found that 71 per cent will resume lessons for