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HEAD teachers are now backing the reopening of schools on June 1 as pressure is growing on unions over their refusal to let kids back to class.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans to let the first children back to school at the start of next month but faced a push back from some teachers.
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The head teachers' union the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has now said it will be advising its members to reopen schools on June 1, reports The Sunday Times.
It comes after its leaders met with the government's chief medical officer and chief scientific officer on Friday.
Other teaching unions have advised their members to not engage with the government's plans.
Ministers hope reopening schools will be a key step in getting Britain moving again as the country emerges from almost two months of coronavirus lockdown.
It is part of the second step in the government's three stage plan - with Mr Johnson laying out last weekend he hopes reception, year one and year six will return on June 1.
Critics of the plan have warned it is too early to send kids back as infection rates remain too high, with the National Education Union calling the plan "reckless".
Some plans are also being drawn up to have schools open throughout the holidays with "summer camps" to get kids' education back on track.
However, a survey revealed almost 700,000 state pupils are receiving no home lessons amid the lockdown.
In a poll of 900 heads across England, conducted by The Key, an information service for heads and governors, they found approaches were varying wildly across the country, reports The Mail on Sunday.
Extrapolating the results, it would mean around 335,580 primary children and 342,475 secondary children are in schools that are not setting any work.
The Campaign for Real Education said it was "outrageous and immoral" and said disadvantaged children risk being "thrown on the scrap heap".
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The National Association of Head Teachers has also suggested it would back reopening primaries if it was given the government’s full scientific advice.
Five former education secretaries - Labour's Alan Johnson and Charles Clarke, along with Tories Nicky Morgan, Damian Hinds and Justine Greening - have also backed the phased reopening of schoools.
Other countries in Europe have already begun to reopen their schools, such as Denmark, France and Germany.
Ms Morgan said: "We know that there are children who rely on school for their hot meals and for teachers to be able to keep an eye on certain pupils to stop them coming to harm.
"Neither of these two things is currently happening."
Ms Greening added: "Despite many parents’ best efforts to keep education going in difficult circumstances, this time out of school will create an even bigger opportunity gap later.
"Our children and young people need to be back in school and other countries like Denmark show that it’s possible to put in place a workable plan."
Parents however remain fearful of sending their kids back to school, with 81 per cent of 20,000 surveyed by childcare.co.uk saying they will not send their kids back to school next month.
The government has already said it will not impose fines on those mums and dads who continue to keep their children out school due to the coronavirus.
According to the Office for National Statistics, 26 teachers and 10 teaching assistants have died of Covid-19 in England and Wales
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Questions have been asked over how social distancing will work in schools - with them likely to have staggered start times and smaller classes.
Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, said: "There is a consequence to this, the longer the schools close the more children miss out.
“Teachers know that there are children out there that have not spoken or played with another child their own age for the last two months.”
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