Most children will not make their way to school until March 8 at the earliest.
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Boris Johnson has confirmed pupils will not return to schools as had been planned after February half term.
Instead the prime minister said if the vaccine roll out continued at its current pace schools could reopen on Monday March 8.
And, speaking in the House of Commons, he added that government would set out plans in the week beginning February 22 for the "gradual and phased" route out of lockdown.
Prime minister Boris Johnson speaks in the House of Commons
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Mr Johnson said: "The first sign of normality beginning to return should be pupils going back to their classrooms.