Summer holidays could be cut short to help children catch up after the disruption to their schooling during the pandemic. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson did not rule out the idea of restructuring the school year when pressed on the idea of slashing the summer break in the Commons. Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan cited proposals by the Institute of Economic Affairs' think tank, which criticised long summer holidays . "And of course all of this is something that Sir Kevan will be looking at." Schools Minister Nick Gibb said the Government had "strongly recommended" that secondary school pupils wear masks in classrooms when they cannot social distance and in communal areas.

Source: Daily Mirror March 01, 2021 16:34 UTC