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Education Secretary 'cannot predict' when Scotland's schools will reopen
20.04.2020 - 15:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Scottish education secretary John Swinney said he “cannot predict” when schools will reopen as he issued new guidelines for home-teaching.
Children across the country have already experienced weeks without normal classes because of the coronavirus shut-down.
The new Scottish Government guidance, aimed at teachers, outlines more long-term planning including help for pupils at risk of being left behind.
Laptops and tablets could be provided more widely using a fund to help close the gap with
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