Herts County Council release statement on school re-openings

By Layth Yousif

3rd Jan 2021 | Local News

Herts County Council release statement on schools re-opening. CREDIT: Unsplash
Herts County Council release statement on schools re-opening. CREDIT: Unsplash

Herts County Council have released a statement on primary schools re-opening in 2021 for the spring term.

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Hertfordshire County Council recognises that, where schools are not confident that they will be able to open and operate safely and effectively due to insufficient teaching staff tomorrow, Monday (January 4), we will offer advice and guidance on a case-by-case basis and accept that for operational reasons the school may need to remain closed.

We expect that children of critical workers will continue to attend school, and also vulnerable children.

Hertfordshire County Council notes the firm expectation of the Prime Minister and the Department of Education that schools will remain open wherever possible and is not advising schools to close on Monday as a matter of policy or infection control, unless located in an area identified by the Government's Contingency Framework.

We will expect schools to assess their positions on Monday in relation to staffing levels and then plan ahead for the rest of the week.

We would anticipate that schools will use their normal communications to advise parents of the arrangements for their individual schools.

We fully appreciate that these are difficult and concerning times for people, however, we do need to consider the importance of education for children of all ages and the mental, behavioural and social benefits that come from being in a school environment.

Our continued thanks to our school heads and all the school staff for their constant and incredible work in providing education for all our young people.

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Hertfordshire County Council: Statement on primary schools re-opening for the spring term

     

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