UK is now closing schools

[Teflon]

The Uk is officially closing all schools across the country from friday.

Schools across the UK will close from Friday until further notice, the education secretary has announced.



Speaking in the House of Commons, Gavin Williamson also confirmed that exams and assessments would not be held this academic year.


He told MPs: "I want to provide parents, students and staff with the certainty they need.

"After schools shut their gates on Friday afternoon, they will remain closed until further notice.

"This will be for all children, except for those of key workers and children who are most vulnerable.

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"The scientific advice shows that the settings are safe for this small number of children attending, but asking others to stay will just go towards helping us slow the spread of this virus."

Mr Williamson said examples of key workers include NHS staff, police and delivery drivers.

He added nurseries, Sixth Forms, further education colleges, independent schools and boarding schools were expected to follow the same approach.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that childcare support would also be available for social care workers.

Earlier, it was announced that Scotland and Wales
would be closing all schools by friday cause of coronavirus

The Welsh government said all schools will close for an early Easter break by Friday at the latest, while First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Scottish schools will also close by the end of the week.

Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster confirmed that schools would be shut on Monday and could be closed until summer in "unprecedented" action.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, welcomed Mr Williamson's announcement on Wednesday.

He said: "It is better for this to take place in an ordered way than the chaotic pattern of closures that was developing.

"We also welcome the clarity that SATs, GCSE, AS- and A-Level exams are to be cancelled.

"This offers some degree of reassurance to teachers, their students and parents.

"We note that, at this time of emergency, the government has decided that teacher assessment is indeed a good method of giving reliable information about young people's progress and achievements.

"We will return to that when this crisis is over.

"Now, more than anything else the government needs to concentrate on ensuring that children in food poverty are fed properly - these children are not just those on free school meals."

Teachers, head teachers and unions had warned that many schools are so short-staffed that they are struggling to remain open.

Chris Edwards, headteacher of Brighton Hill Community School in Basingstoke, told Sky News earlier: "I feel like occasionally I am putting staff in harm's way asking them to teach in crowded classrooms.

"Equally for the students, they've got to be our number one priority - at the end of the day we are here for the students and we always will be and if we are told that it stays open, we will continue to stay open, if we feel that's what's best for the welfare of the children.

"This is where many of them feel safest, and that's a big responsibility."

More than 600,000 people had signed a parliamentary petition calling for schools and colleges to be closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus: UK schools to close from Friday until further notice | Politics News | Sky News

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[Al-Burcaawi]

Note: The amount of time schools are closed will be removed from summer break.

Don't be too excited y'all

 

[Teflon]

Note: The amount of time schools are closed will be removed from summer break.

Don't be too excited y'all

summer is when the cases of corona will be at its highest. Nobody will step one foot outside sxb

 

[Teflon]

highest in summer @Al-Burcaawi
look at the yellow

 

[Yahya]

summer is when the cases of corona will be at its highest. Nobody will step one foot outside sxb

I doubt that. Besides, they will reschedule excams in september.

 

[Teflon]

@HanadR6 @One Star To Rule Them All @every school kid from UK

 

[Teflon]

I doubt that. Besides, they will reschedual exams in september.

thats a good thing tho. 6 months to study for my mocks

 

[Macalin M]

Guys don’t say things for certain when no one knows their plan yet.

it says :

“But he said officials were working with exam boards "to ensure that children get the qualifications that they need".

Not if they’re delaying it or not...

All we know at the moment is they will be no exams during may/june

 

[Teflon]

year 11 and 13s are crying on twitter about their future/grades glad im year 10

 

[Macalin M]

year 11 and 13s are crying on twitter about their future/grades glad im year 10

They have it the best though. They are more likely to get their predicted grades. Well especially in the case of year 13.

 

[Keo]

Wtf is year 13? Year 11 is your last year in school.

 

[Teflon]

Wtf is year 13? Year 11 is your last year in school.

losers drop out in year 11

 

[Macalin M]

yh

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Dw what I am kkk. Fiiri walaal. Don’t say everything on this site.

 

[HanadR6]

Dw what I am kkk. Fiiri walaal. Don’t say everything on this site.

Say walahi your a sixth former kkkkkkk, and here I am thinking your a boomer

 

[Macalin M]

Say walahi your a sixth former kkkkkkk, and here I am thinking your a boomer

I didn’t say I was in 6th form bro

 

[Keo]

losers drop out in year 11

You sure you in the UK? School finishes at 16 and that is year 11

 

[Teflon]

You sure you in the UK? School finishes at 16 and that is year 11

You can drop out after year 11 but there's year 12/13 which everyone does.

 

[Basra]

I am so glad the world is coming together because of this corona virus. We are all a big family now.

 

[Keo]

You can drop out after year 11 but there's year 12/13 which everyone does.

What do you mean you can drop out at year 11? There was no year 12 or 13 when I was in school wtf.

 

[Teflon]

What do you mean you can drop out at year 11? There was no year 12 or 13 when I was in school wtf.

how old are you