Is it feasible schools open through the summer?

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Boris says 12 weeks, which takes us to mid June.

To me, it would seem sensible to send children back to school June (aside from Y11 and Y13). Then have term time through to July. Have a "half term" week off in July. Then back to school through August and another week off for August bank holiday weekend and straight into normal Autumn term.

Effectively considering now an extended summer holiday.

What are your thoughts?

The kids would be absolutely wiped out by Christmas! The Autumn term is long enough already.

Crossed my mind, but I assumed not possible. Kind of a moot point, as I don't imagine there is any chance of things being in a state to reopen schools before September at the very, very earliest given what experts are saying.

I am a teacher, inspector, governor and parent. This is quite frankly ridiculous. Teachers have been working incredibly incredibly hard. Getting to grips overnight with totally new learning platforms, learning a whole new way of working, teaching a full timetable remotely whilst also teaching our own children at home, being on the rota to look after key worker children. We will have no Easter break and now no summer break while doing two jobs at once. Is unsustainable and will push those teetering over the edge if leaving the profession. Many teachers will have booked holidays for summer if they can go they aren't going to come back into school in August to extend the already long Christmas term making it less effective.

I'd prefer schools to open when it's safe to do so. If that's by August I'd like my children to have an actual holiday from school that involves more than a daily bike ride or walk plus playing in the garden/house

I can see it being better for the kids but I just don't see how it would be workable. The teachers at my DC's school are working full time now albeit from home. If they were to work through the summer too they'd have had no holiday and may have commitments during that time.