Ministers have agreed to delay the return of secondary schools by at least an extra week, it has been reported. Boris Johnson has faced mounting calls to delay the reopening of schools as coronavirus cases soar.
No10 faced questions over its plan to allow children back to classes from Monday, with the majority of kids returning to lessons a week later.
But according to TES, a new plan approved by ministers will see Year 11 and 13 exam students not return from January 4 as planned.
Only vulnerable students and children of key workers will return straight away. Covid-19 testing in schools will commence the following week, starting on January 11.
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