Hundreds of teachers to be recruited for Scottish schools

schools began to reopen yesterday – with many pupils, parents and teachers still expressing anxiety over Covid-19.Only Borders and some Shetland schools reopened to pupils, with the vast majority of Scots children heading back today.All pupils will return by next Tuesday. Fears have been raised about how well-prepared teachers are to deal with mitigating  the spread of the virus.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterScotland has recorded 52 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.It brings the pandemic total for the nation to 19,079 cases.But there have been no coronavirus deaths announced by the Scottish Government since July 16.

schools across Scotland begin to return after lockdown there are major changes in place for parents, pupils and staff. While individual school rules, start days and times will vary from place to place, the Scottish Government have published a full list of guidelines which schools must follow, but what exactly are they? The Scottish Government say the guidance is "designed to support a safe return to school for all children, young people and staff".

return to school today. EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan said the union had been involved in drawing up guidelines and said the daytime hygiene regimes were “very robust”.

coronavirus transmission is lost, according to Scotland's national clinical director. Jason Leitch urged parents to be "cautious" but not "overly worried" about the return of pupils to class, which is to begin across the country from Tuesday.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Education bosses in Renfrewshire have insisted they will support any staff who have concerns about returning to school after a union survey indicated the majority of teachers fear sufficient safety measures are not yet in place.The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) survey showed out of more than 24,000 members who had so far responded, two-thirds felt either "somewhat unsafe" or "very unsafe" about returning to

Glasgow today to demand a pay rise for Scotland's NHS heroes.

coronavirus began to sweep across the country.While teachers and children of key workers still attended, thousands children were forced to stay at home as parents took to balancing tutoring with working from home.Nicola Sturgeon recently confirmed that schools will be reopening from August 11, with plans for a phased return in place before going full-time by August 18 at the latest.But with Aberdeen now back in lockdown, is now a good time for pupils to be returning to school?We're keen to hear

schools  could be "a catalyst to a resurgence" of  coronavirus  if the Scottish Government's guidance is not strengthened. Mr Swinney says schools are still on track to open on August 11.

has confirmed after weeks of planning.When will schools reopen?As previously announced, primary and high schools will reopen from August 11, following scientific evidence and advice that it is safe to do so.Schools will be allowed to reopen on a phased basis during the first week, but all pupils will be back full-time as of August 18.Will pupils need to socially distance when at school?Pupils of primary school will age will not have to socially distance.The scientific advice also makes clear

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been 17 new cases of the coronavirus confirmed in Scotland in the last 24 hours.Latest figures were released by the Scottish Government as part of its daily coronavirus update to the nation – and on the day it was confirmed full-time in-school learning will return from next month.Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,491 although 4,201 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, July

Renfrewshire youngsters will return to the classroom full time after the summer holidays, it has been confirmed.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the move in a statement to the Scottish Parliament this afternoon.MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS In her statement she said all pupils should be back in class by Tuesday, August 11.She accepted some schools may phase their return but that all pupils should be back in class full time from Tuesday, August 18 “at the very

Nicola Sturgeon has announced that pupils will be in the classroom full-time when schools return next month.Pupils will begin to return from August 11 and all young people will be back in full-time education by August 18.In a statement to Holyrood this afternoon the First Minister did say that some local authorities may opt for phased return but all pupils will have returned to school by August 18.A Scottish Government report reads: "The expectation is that all schools will reopen by August 11,

August 11th.She said she expected all pupils to be back full time from August 18th at the latest.The decision was made following scientific evidence and advice on safety.Every school will have to carry out a risk assessment and put in place enhanced hygiene and cleaning arrangements.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNicola Sturgeon has confirmed Scottish schools will reopen from August 11.The First Minister said she expected all pupils to be back in full time education from August 18 at the latest.In a statement to Holyrood this lunchtime, Ms Sturgeon confirmed classrooms would re-open in full rather than adopting a "blended" learning approach, which had once been proposed.Every school will have to carry out a

schooling in Scotland today as she delivers the latest review of lockdown.Parents, pupils and teachers have been waiting for a final decision for weeks after earlier plans for “blended” part-time learning were suddenly dropped.The move to more normal hours comes as concerns continue to grow over clusters of Covid-19, including a potential spread in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region.Worrying levels of infection are being detected across continental Europe too, leading to calls for caution in

schooling.Speaking at the Scottish Government’s coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, she said the decision is unlikely to go in the "opposite direction".However, she refused to reveal the cabinet decision before making the formal announcement to the Scottish Parliament tomorrow.Speaking after discussions with ministers, Sturgeon said: "I'm duty-bound to announce these decisions to Parliament and I’m going to do that at the risk of getting into trouble from the Presiding Officer."She added: "I

internet with their broadband services - despite a number of Scots reporting problems this morning.Thousands of users across the UK have reported issues with the firm’s internet services on the website Down Detector throughout the morning.A total of 61 per cent of people experienced problems with the cable internet, 24 per cent had issues with email services and a 14 per cent of the reports were in regards to Virgin Media’s mobile internet.Reports of technical issues peaked at around 9am this

Do you have a coronavirus related story? Email [email protected] daily briefing will begin at 12.15pm this afternoon as Nicola Sturgeon will update Scotland on the latest coronavirus figures. Yesterday saw no recorded hospital deaths for the 12th day in a row with four new positive cases.

reopen schools on a full-time basis in August. Nicola Sturgeon's Cabinet will hear the latest evidence on virus infection rates across the country and take expert advice before signing-off on a way forward.