School summer holidays may be cancelled, warns ex-Ofsted chief
and said primary schools would be reopened as part of the second wave of relaxations to lockdown but only for those in reception, year one and year six.
"That's a great shame because we want every year group to have the same opportunities as the others," he said, adding that it is the responsibility of schools and head teachers when the lockdown ceases to put in place recovery programmes, which might mean cancelling holidays."We'll wait and see," he said."What is absolutely clear is that a lot of youngsters have lost a considerable amount of time while this lockdown has taken place.
"But we are working with partners to look at what additional measures may be required to ensure every child has the support they need to deal with the impact of coronavirus on their education." He added:"We also need to be conscious that many teachers have been working flat out on remote learning, running emergency provision in schools, and sorting out centre-assessed grades for students whose GCSE and A-level exams have been cancelled."
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