Gav - where are you?

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I thought the announcement was at 4pm?

Thanks @Titsywoo

Universities on delayed return.

Primaries open from next week

The main Sky News website airs it live and also lists bullet points as they go. I can't listen to it but keep refreshing the page to read.

He said it’s not every school in a tier 4 area which makes me feel like it must be most of them?!

@Ilovenewyear

Some primaries will be re-opening to key worker and vulnerable children only in the most affected areas. A list will be available on the government website later today.

No not keyworkers, anyone noticed it's now critical workers

Which could be a new word to use or could mean more

What about vulnerable/ keyworker secondary?

@DinosaurDildo

Wtf is all this rambling Gav sounds like a priest!!!

I just said the same thing. Inherited talking like he is in church

I'm in tier 4. So does that mean primaries shut but nurseries open?

@NoGoodPunsLeft remote learning for those in primaries in the most affected areas - a list will be published later today.

I'm in tier 4. So does that mean primaries shut but nurseries open?

They're going to publish a list of which areas won't have primaries open, but from the sounds of it, it won't be all Tier 4 areas, it will only be a select few areas.

They haven't announced which primaries are open or closed yet. The list will be on Gov.uk later today.

Might get flamed for this but feel a bit sorry for Hancock. No secretary has had to deal with a global pandemic in the last 100 years or so. He seems a bit more sincere than some of the others...
I’m glad Gav’s going ahead with the schools...

Completely unclear who is in school, who is working remotely, and who is getting an extended holiday.

@whatwouldyoudo85 he didn’t mention nurseries.

Well I feel more confused than I did before

More questions than answers in that statement.

Who knows what 'most affected areas' actually means? It can't mean simply 'tier 4' otherwise he'd have said so.

I suspect they are negotiating with tier 4 local authorities to avoid another Greenwich scenario.

Sorry I missed most of it. Are primary schools in tier 4 closing, had a quick look on line can't see anything

Why do they do this and string it out. Just give us the list already. And say what's happening to nurseries.

Are nurserys closing?

He's very Frank Spencer-esque

Oh god, don't @ReesMoggsGlasses. Can you imagine if Betty Boothroyd were still the Speaker?

I don't think he's swearing much

No but I would be if I was listening to him.

So we wait for a list then do we? Midnight is it?

Well this is clear as mud. Again.

I reckon "critical" workers will have different criteria to the old keyworkers

So "exam years" back on 11th.

Assuming that's 11 & 13?

DD is year 12 - but it IS an exam year, for her because of the course she's on.

So confused...