Parents warned on future of remote learning

Delivery of remote learning will be affected by the part-time return to secondary schools from March 15, families have been warned.

Secondary schools across Tayside and Fife will adopt a blended learning model.

Dundee City Council said pupils, who will continue to learn at home when they are not in school until the holidays, will be directed to other online education resources.

It also reminded families that the twometre distancing requirements during this phase of the school return will mean time in class before the Easter holidays will be limited, with priority given to S4 to S6 students working towards national qualifications.

Angus Council also said home learning would be different as almost all teachers will be in class.

Safety measures in force for this phase of the school return – which will also include face coverings at all times for all secondary pupils and staff and voluntary lateral flow tests for S4 to S6 pupils and staff – restrict the number of people who can be in school buildings at any one time.

City council children and families convener Councillor Stewart Hunter said: “We are trying to be as flexible as possible in planning the return of secondary pupils and I would ask for patience from families for the 14 days of school that this return will cover.”

A message to parents from Angus Council said: “Due to the capacity of a school building, the number of children on the school roll, the number of staff available and the capacity on school transport, each school may have a very different timetable of attendance.”