Speaking at the daily Downing Street briefing on Sunday, the prime minister said that teachers and parents could ‘plan in earnest’ for school to resume in just over a week, although he acknowledged that many schools would not be ready to do it by that date.
The Government has said it will make a final decision on reopening schools on 28 May, the date set for entering phase two of ending the lockdown.
At the Downing Street briefing on Sunday, Mr Johnson said, 'Today I can confirm I do believe we will be in a position to move to step two of our plan. As part of step two, we set out plans for a phased reopening of schools because the education of our children is crucial for their welfare, their health and their long-term future and for social justice.
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