Salford Council has written to parents, carers and guardians of school children in the city explaining that schools will not necessarily be conforming to the Government's 1st June opening timetable.
While Boris Johnson announced that nursery, reception and years 1 and 6 should be back at school from that date, plus some year 10 and 12 students having face-to-face sessions with teachers, Salford Council is taking a more measured approach.
"It is clear that there are many things which still need clarification before schools and colleges could substantially increase the numbers attending" the letter states "...Salford City Council is committed to supporting all schools to safely open for more children. However, this will be a gradual approach towards the government's ambition, and we are supporting schools in seeking answers to their questions to make appropriate plans.
"Headteachers, with the full support of the Local Authority, will only be welcoming the number of children back into their schools, that they deem to be safe and therefore the timescales set nationally may not be followed" the letter explains, adding that openings will be "driven by a robust risk assessment process."
The Council argues that different schools have different issues, including the 'size and shape of the building and the numbers of staff that are available to work'. Schools and colleges can develop their own flexible plans to increase the number of children attending at any one time.
"For this reason, in our primary schools, it is unlikely that children in the identified priority year groups will be able to attend school full time" the letter concludes, adding that schools will be in touch with their plans...
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