Prime minister @BorisJohnson now speaking – expecting an announcement on #schoolsreopening
"We need to do more, together, to bring this new variant under control" – Boris Johnson confirms that there will be a national lockdown
"Primary schools, secondary schools and colleges must move to remote education from tomorrow" – @BorisJohnson says "alternative arrangements" will be made with Ofqual for the exam season
"Not possible or fair" for exams to go ahead as planned in the circumstances, says @BorisJohnson
Early years settings and nurseries will remain open, and schools will remain open for vulnerable children and the children of key workers. @BorisJohnson also commits to making sure children who are eligible for free school meals will continue to receive them
Also announced: more devices to support remote education while the lockdown is in force
"We have been doing everything in our power to keep schools open because we know how important every day in school is to children's life chances" – @BorisJohnson
Here's our write-up of the announcement – more will be added as we get it tes.com/news/schools-m…
And confirmation that #Alevels and #GCSE exams won't happen 'as normal' this year tes.com/news/gcse-and-…
At present, no clarity on whether Btec and vocational exams will take place as scheduled this week – expecting more info on this soon
UPDATE: DfE has confirmed that January exams will still go ahead, despite the national lockdown
Running vocational and technical exams in the middle of a national lockdown is "unfair" on staff and students, says @AoCDavidH of @AoC_info tes.com/news/national-…
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