SCHOOLS are shutting in the UK from Friday until further notice as the country fights the coronavirus pandemic.
Only those looking after the children of key workers and vulnerable children will stay open.
Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates
Which UK schools have closed today due to coronavirus?
Scotland
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said school gates shut on Friday and possibly remain closed until the summer holidays. Those already closed include:
- Dunblane High School, Dunblane
- Isobel Mair School, Newton Mearns
- Nursery, Newton Mearns
- Murroes Primary School, Angus
- Perth High School, Perth
Northern Ireland
Schools in Northern Ireland will shut too. But some have closed already and this includes:
- Artigarvan Primary School
- Glendermott Primary School
- Killard House School
- St Columba’s Primary School Straw
- Tor Bank Special School
Wales
Schools are shutting from Friday. Those that have already shut include:
- Darland High School, Rossett (but open for GCSE student)
- Ysgol Tryfan in Bangor, Gwynedd
- St Joseph’s Catholic and Anglican High, Wrexham
- Coedpenmaen Primary, Pontypridd
- Ysgol Bryn Alyn, Gwersyllt (unless parents doctor or nurse)
- Castell Alun High School, Flintshire (open for GCSE student)
- Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Denbighshire
- Ysgol Tryfan, Gwynedd (open for GCSE students)
England
A relatively small number have closed so far and they include:
- Ark Bolingbroke academy in Wandsworth, south-west London
- Dronfield Henry Fanshawe school, Derbyshire
- South Shore academy in Blackpool (except for GCSE students)
- Stretford High School, Greater Manchester
- Maiden Erlegh school near Reading (partial close and fully open for GSCE students)
- Rainham School for Girls, Gillingham, Kent
- Twydall Primary School, Gillingham, Kent
- Aylesford School, Kent (partially closed)
- Trinity School, Seven Oaks, Kent
How can I check if my school is closed?
Here’s where you can find out which schools are closed in your area of the UK (including NI and Wales):
Aberdeenshire
Barnsley school
Bradford Cottingley Village Primary and Saltaire Primary (partial closure)
Buckinghamshire
Calderdale
Cambridgeshire
Cornwall
Cumbria
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Doncaster
Durham
East Dunbartonshire
East Renfrewshire
East Riding
East Sussex
City of Edinburgh
Essex
Falkirk
Fife
Gateshead
Glasgow City
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
The Highlands
Hull
Kent
Kirklees
Lancashire
Leeds
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
London
Norfolk
North Lanarkshire
North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
Northern Ireland
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Rotherham
Scottish Borders
Sheffield
Shropshire
Somerset
South Tyneside
Staffordshire
Stirling
Suffolk
Surrey
Wales
Warwickshire
West Sussex
Wiltshire
West Lothian
Worcestershire
City of York
How will my child learn at home?
Schools will set work for children to do at home.
Local authorities are planning to implement e-learning which is done via the internet.
Those without computers and the internet will be helped.
What rights do I have if I have to stay home to look after my child?
The coronavirus crisis is something beyond your control, so try to contact work as early as possible to let them know you have to look after your kids.
A reasonable boss shouldn’t penalise you but they might ask you to work from home if possible.
If not, they might be able to make you take unpaid leave, holiday days or work flexible hours to make up time.
