SCHOOLS in Ceredigion will start to make arrangements to reopen before the end of the summer term to ‘Check in and Catch Up’.

This comes following an announcement by the Welsh Government’s Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, to enable schools to reopen on June 29.

The schools will be open to all year groups, but with smaller numbers in each classroom and staggered break and finish times. Children will be offered sessions of face to face time with their teachers during this period.

To allow schools time to plan, the childcare hub provision will cease on Friday, June 19.

Ceredigion council, through the schools, has sent a questionnaire to all parents/carers to complete, and this will be vital as it plans for re-opening schools.

It will be up to parents/carers to choose whether to send their children back to school for this four-week period. Schools will continue to support all pupils through distance learning activities.

Welsh Government has also announced that the summer term will be extended until July 27, with a two-week break for pupils and staff during the autumn half term.

With the support of council officers, all individual schools in the county are now working on their respective school re-opening plans and risk assessments.

All schools were closed on March 20.