CYP Now - Schools urged to make contingency plans for local lockdowns

The government has urged schools to have contingency plans in place to prepare for further outbreaks of coronavirus as a row over the full reopening of settings next month deepens.

Unions have called on the government to come up with a 'plan B' to reopen schools. Picture: Adobe Stock

The Department for Education added a section on contingency planning to its Guidance for full opening: schools which was published on 2 July after Prime Minister Boris announced all schools and nurseries would reopen fully next month.

In the event of local lockdowns “PHE health protection team or local authority may advise a school or number of schools to close temporarily to help control transmission”, the guidance states.

“Schools will also need a contingency plan for this eventuality. This may involve a return to remaining open only for vulnerable children and the children of critical workers, and providing remote education for all other pupils,” it adds.

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