NI Executive agrees timetable for full school return
All primary school pupils will return to the classroom on March 22
Last updated 16th Mar 2021
Th Executive has agreed when all school children will return to classes in Northern Ireland.
Primary pupils in years P1 to P3 are already back in classes and secondary school children in year groups 12 to 14 are due back on Monday March 22
Downtown Radio & Cool FM understands that ministers have now agreed that remaining primary pupils in P4 to P7 will also return on March 22.
The final cohort - secondary pupils in years 8 to 11 - will go back to classes on April 12 after the Easter holidays.
The proposals from Education Minister, Peter Weir, were agreed by Executive colleagues at a meeting on Tuesday morning.
The meeting will also see the wider lockdown restrictions reviewed.
Some relaxations are anticipated, with some outdoor sporting activities set to be given resumption dates.
First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill will go to the Assembly later on Tuesday to outline the decisions.
Northern Ireland has been living under restrictive lockdown measures since a spike of coronavirus cases in December.
The Executive published its Pathway Out Of Restrictions blueprint earlier this month.
It includes five steps along nine pathways - retail; hospitality; education and young people; work; culture, heritage and entertainment; sports and leisure; travel and tourism; worship and ceremonies; and home and community.
The five stages of restriction begin with lockdown then extend to cautious first steps, gradual easing, further easing, and preparing for the future.
The plan did not initially include any dates.
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