Will make their own plans

such as new primary ones and maybe senior secondary pupils.

“This will be for very short periods of time and the work for these pupils that might be transitioning into primary or secondary schools will continue into August.”

The approach to getting kids back into school once the new term begins will differ from school to school, and it will be up to the individual establishments to put in place a plan that works for them and their pupils.

Ms May added: “We want as many children back as possible but it has to be done safely.

“Not all schools are the same size so it could be the case that some will split the kids into three groups and have 30% of their pupils in at any given time, and others could have up to 50%.

“Individual schools will come up with their own plan for what’s best for their own children and community which they will share with parents and families.”

Councillor Stewart Hunter, the council’s children and families service convener, added: “Our priority is the safety of our staff and the young people. That is behind everything that we are doing.

“What might work i n one school might not work in another, so each of them will bring out their own plan.”

Concerns had been raised in England that social distancing in schools would prove to be a challenge and in one survey almost three-quarters of school staff have said that social distancing in UK schools is “impossible”.

But despite the significant