Sturgeon wants 'normal' schooling back 'as quickly as possible'
Scottish councils have been drawing up their proposals for how schools will operate when they return after the summer holidays.that only 33% of children would be in school at any time when its autumn term starts on 12 August."We have to start from a point of seeking to maximise the amount of time children will spend in a school environment having face-to-face learning with teachers," she said.
She said:"It is absolutely not the case that we are planning for blended learning to last a year, or anything like it."We want young people to be back having face-to-face teaching for 100% of the school week as soon as feasible."She said the government would study data about transmission of coronavirus in schools and evidence from other countries, and would seek to ease restrictions where possible.
"Our planning assumption is to get back to normal schooling as quickly as possible, and that means firstly maximising the degree of normality by 11 August, and then as we build confidence and an evidence base and get more assurance about the risks in schools and among young people, then we can build on that as fast as possible.
"We agreed to work together to maximise the amount of time that children and young people could spend in schools," he added.
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