CYP Now - Roadmap out of lockdown: Schools to reopen from 8 March with PVI nurseries included in mass testing

Schools are set to reopen from 8 March, Boris Johnson has said, announcing plans for mass testing for teachers, secondary school pupils and staff at private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries.

Some early years providers have been offered testing through their local authority. Picture: Adobe Stock

The Prime Minister today (22 February) introduced his “roadmap” out of lockdown in the House of Commons.

He said all primary school pupils will return to settings on 8 March with individual secondary school settings responsible for which years will return and when during the first week.

Attendance at school will be mandatory with parents threatened with fines for children who do not return, it has been announced.

Mass testing will be put in place in secondary schools while pupils and staff have also been advised to wear masks in classrooms and areas where “social distancing is not possible” until Easter.

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