Nicola Sturgeon to announce decision on full-time school return

Jul 30, 2020

Good morning,

Scotland's First Minister will announce if children can expect to be back in the classroom full-time from August 11.

Schools were closed to most pupils at the end of March as coronavirus struck, with youngsters switching to an online-based learning model.

Nicola Sturgeon will address MSPs at 12.20pm on Thursday, July 30 following the three-week review of lockdown easing measures.

During her briefing on Wednesday this week, the First Minister gave her clearest signal yet that pupils will not be undertaking the "blended model" upon their return in under two weeks, as had initially been planned.

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