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Coronavirus: Parents in Wales wait for school decision
Jun 3, 2020
Parents and pupils in Wales will learn later if any classes will return for the final weeks of the summer term.
Education Minister Kirsty Williams said she will make a statement on Wednesday on the way forward for reopening classrooms following lockdown.
Children in England started back on Monday, although some schools have not reopened and attendance has varied.
The Welsh Government rejected plans to bring forward the start of the autumn term to August, according to unions .
The decision leaves the education minister with two other choices: Wait until September to restart, or reopen on either 22 or 29 June.
If classes do restart in three weeks, there is speculation different year groups will be prioritised.
In England, reception, Year 1 and Year 6 classes have been the first groups to return.
So far, the only Welsh pupils who have seen the inside of a classroom since the coronavirus lockdown have been children of key workers, or those deemed to be vulnerable, who have been attending school hubs to enable their parents to continue doing their vital jobs during lockdown.
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Head teacher Jane Jenkins, of Moorland Primary in Tremorfa, Cardiff, has been running one of those hubs, and told BBC Wales it helped her understand what might be possible when more pupils return .
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