While most primary schools across England reopened last week plans to reopen high schools on Monday are being shelved due to fears over the coronavirus infection rates. Now it has been claimed that some secondary schools might not fully re-open until next year and the impact could hit exam season yet again. (Image: Getty Images)Health officials at Blackburn and Darwen Council, which runs 85 schools in Lancashire, emailed local schools on Friday evening advising them not to reopen on Monday morning. Council bosses in Liverpool and Gateshead led a northern backlash against the Government announcement last month advising schools to reopen for Years 1 and 6 from June 1. The Government has suggested a strategy of "local lockdown" measures to fight any flare-up of the virus in particular areas.

Source: Daily Mirror June 07, 2020 09:39 UTC