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<p>The Department has published guidance on the full opening of schools from September.
It advises that schools should consider resuming any breakfast and after-school provision,
where possible, from the start of the autumn term. Such provision will help ensure
pupils have opportunities to re-engage with their peers and with the school, ensure
vulnerable children have a healthy breakfast and are ready to focus on their lessons,
provide enrichment activities, and also support working parents. The guidance is available
here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a>.</p><p>We
recognise that this will be logistically challenging for schools. Schools should carefully
consider how they can make such provision work alongside the wider protective measures
the guidance supports them to put in place, including keeping children within the
year groups or smaller bubbles they are in during the school day, where possible.
If it is not possible to maintain bubbles being used during the school day then schools
should use small, consistent groups in their breakfast and after-school activities.</p><p>Schools
can consult the guidance produced for summer holiday childcare, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/protective-measures-for-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/protective-measures-for-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak</a>,
as much of this will be useful in planning extra-curricular provision. This includes
schools advising parents to limit the number of different wraparound providers they
access, as far as possible.</p>
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