The guidance, which is aimed at schools and settings that remain open to vulnerable children and those of key workers, suggests staggering lunch times, discouraging parents from gathering at school gates and ensuring class sizes are kept as small as possible, as well as a range of other measures.
It acknowledges that social distancing with very young children will be ‘harder to maintain’, and says that staff should implement the measures as ‘far as they are able’, while ensuring children are kept safe and well cared for.
In the guidance it states that the Department for Education (DfE) will work with schools, childcare settings and local authorities to ensure that adequate supplies of personal and domestic cleaning products are available. It says that the Department will issue further detailed guidance for settings regarding the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) if they require it.
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