Schools in Northern Ireland will deliver remote learning in the first week of the new term after a return to classrooms was delayed due to spiralling Covid-19 infection rates.
The announcement by Education Minister Peter Weir will affect both primary and secondary schools. For secondary school Years 8 to 11, remote learning will continue throughout January.
Schools will open next week to accommodate vulnerable children and those of key workers. Childcare settings, including those attached to schools, pre-school facilities, nurseries and special schools, will also open as usual next week.
Mr Weir had been facing mounting pressure to delay the return to school after the Christmas holidays due to the worsening infection rates in Northern
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