Puzzled by school closure and how it will actually work...

[whodunit3]

So later today we are going to see a list of front line and key workers that school/childcare will be provided for, our school is calling itself “partially open”

As the last 24 hours has unfolded, the list of who might be on that list has built up...

NHS workers
Armed forces
Teachers
The police
Lorry drivers
Shop keepers...

And the list keeps getting longer every time I read something about it, now don’t get me wrong all these people are absolutely vital and have a huge important role to play in this crisis...

However our small village school is made up from about 90% of parents from that list (my husband is in the forces and I am a SAHP) So I am presuming the majority of children will still be going in.

What will they do with these children, are they all going to learning and following the curriculum while the rest of the kids are missing (possibly) 6 months of learning or is of likely to be more of a relaxed childcare setting?

@whodunit3 The plan is for not all schools to stay open and for resources to be pooled. It won't be possible to provide a solid curriculum based day for 40/50 kids in a school building when they are made up from kids from various different schools and in various age groups

Also, they want these groups to stay small so they won't be doing anything to encourage people who can send their kids elsewhere, or juggle things themselves, to send them in so it won't be education

It's safety net childcare to keep hospitals and supermarkets open and essential services running