Read More About: Ministers have also vowed to inject £100million into helping schools recover from lockdown, which will include teacher recruitment.A government spokesman said: “We are now able to plan for a full-time return to school because significant progress has been made in suppressing the virus.“We have published the scientific evidence and public health advice that has guided our decisions so far and we will continue to do so.“A new sub-group of the Covid-19 advisory group, established to specialise on education and children’s issues, met for the first time this week.
The health and wellbeing of pupils and staff will continue to be our priority.“Blended learning is a necessary contingency plan in case the virus gets out of control.