No online learning for secondaries?

[Agoodbriskwalk]

So as I understood it, secondaries were doing online learning from Monday 4th, back in on 11th.

Now they’re saying vulnerable and key worker kids in from 4th, exam years in remotely from 11th and everyone else back on 18th (subject to reviews). Have I got that right? So most secondary kids have 2 extra weeks holiday?!

Why no online learning for all years from 11th?

And what’s safer about 18th?

Same for my children’s school @LadyCatStark and then Y11 and 13 in school from 11the others from 18th. The email is quite clear they should login and follow their normal timetable.

I am a secondary teacher in a Tier 4 area - online teaching for all pupils from 5 January with 11&13 back in school 11th and the rest 18th. All pupils will be tested by coming into school on a testing schedule before they return to the school for lessons. Testing not compulsory but strongly recommended. Testing will supervised be done by staff in non core subjects - ie PE, Drana, Art etc who will not be teaching online.