Giving a statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday (9 June), education secretary Gavin Williamson said that the Government continued to follow scientific advice and that a ‘cautious, phased return’ was the most sensible course to take.
‘While we are not able to welcome all primary children back for a full month before the summer we continue to work with the sector on the next steps, where we’d like to see schools that have the capacity to bring back more children in these smaller class sizes, to see if they are able to do so before the summer holidays,' he told MPs. 'We will be working to bring all children back in September.’
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