Their friends will look the same, their teachers' faces familiar and their lessons will continue - but Britain’s primary pupils face an alien landscape when they return to the classroom.
The artwork that once adorned the walls will have been torn down, their desks spaced two metres apart and toys, Lego blocks and even old fashioned counting beads will have disappeared.
Lunchtimes will be spent at desks, outside play equipment cordoned off, toilet times will be scheduled and contact with teachers so limited that they won’t even be able to put a plaster on a child who falls over.
This will be the sterile reality of life in the UK’s 1,363 primaries when they open in June. And teachers fear it will have a huge emotional impact on kids.