Coronavirus: How will secondary schools reopen safely?
'Safety measures are key', says Rachel Hutchinson, principal of Ivybridge Community College
The Sixth Form Colleges Association says schools and colleges should ensure that extending face-to-face teaching does not impact on support for pupils who are still at home.At Ivybridge Community College on the southern slopes of Dartmoor in Devon, principal Rachel Hutchinson has been putting the final touches to plans for welcoming back just over a quarter of the college's 2,500 students.
They'll get two full days of each A-level over the five weeks before the end of term, says Mrs Hutchinson.How will social distancing work?Staff in high-vis jackets will monitor every entrance, there are hand-sanitising stations and lots of posters and banners to remind children not to crowd each other.
She says a key aim of returning to school is to ensure pupils' wellbeing and she will keep a particular eye out for socially disadvantaged children.
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