Education Minister Kirsty Williams said experts had not yet advised her it would be safe for all pupils to return
Schools in Wales will remain closed after the end of the Easter holidays, a Welsh Government Minister has announced.
On the Welsh Governments daily Covid-19 briefing Education Minister Kirsty Williams stated that they would only begin to reopen schools when the experts advised it was safe to do so.
being clear that changes are “not imminent”.
£1.25m increase in funding for school counseling services to deal with an anticipated increase in demand.
Ms Williams said: “I will only reopen schools when I have the advice from the chief medical officer and the chief scientific officer that it is safe to do so.”
“It is quite clear to me that when schools reopen it won’t be business as usual. The scientific advice is very clear in terms of the continuation of social distancing practices.
When asked whether schools would be opening in a matter of weeks or if it was more likely schools would reopen in September.
She said: “I really don’t think it’s helpful to speculate but we are doing the work that’s required for schools to re-open when they are ready to do so.”
She said when schools re-open it would unlikely be business as usual “because of the social distancing guidelines, it might be the case that part of the cohort returns”.