PARENTS are being warned that disruption to their children’s learning is set to continue, with Dorset’s education boss saying some coronavirus restrictions – such as self-isolation for students after cases are found in schools – are ‘likely to be with us for some time to come’.
More than 15 schools in the Dorset Council area have had confirmed coronavirus cases since the beginning of the month, which has led to hundreds of students being forced to self-isolate and return to remote learning.
Pupils were originally stopped from going to school on March 23, 2020 when the country was plunged into the first national lockdown. Students then had a phased return to school from June 1, 2020 before breaking up for the summer holidays. Schools then reopened at the beginning of September for the autumn term and continued face-to-face teaching until the Christmas holidays. After the break, some went back for just one day in January this year before we went into another national lockdown.
Pupils returned to teaching on March 8, but for many it has been disrupted, with hundreds of…
