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Scottish pupils should return to "normal" training "as quickly as possible," Nicola Sturgeon Said .

Scotland-schools are open due to the re-11 August, but first to learn a "blended" approach, the face - to-face teaching and home.

It was speculated, and the blended-learning-could take a year.

But the First Minister Said to the students back in the classroom full-time "as quickly As Is safe and feasible".

She Said it is her government was the "firm intention" that in the next year, the exams would go ahead and that it will take no plans for blended learning to a year.

Scottish councils in the preparation of their proposals, how schools work have been, if you again after the summer holidays.

City of Edinburgh Council, Only 33% of the children were in The School at any time when the autumn semester starts on the 12th of August.

Ms Sturgeon Said that this amount of teaching Time Was "good enough".

"We need to start looking from a point, as much as possible The Time children spend in The School environment with face-to-face learning with a teacher," She Said .

Nicola Sturgeon Said she did not want to have that "mixed" schooling model and Said more than is necessary

The First Minister , should be the local authorities, "creative and innovative" about using "all resources available" and that the government would work to any "real problems" that arise.

In their daily coronavirus briefing, Ms Sturgeon Said , the education is of "vital importance" and was "Central To My thinking, because we plan and manage Our Country through the formation of lockdown".

She Said : "It is absolutely the case that we plan to take blended learning a year, or something like that.

"on the contrary, we do not want blended learning to last a minute longer than necessary.

"We want Young People with the face-to-face teaching for 100% of the week to The School as soon as possible. "

'trust'

you Said that the government would try the study data on the transmission of coronavirus in schools, and evidence from other countries, and would ease restrictions where possible.

she added: "One of the things that is inevitable in the moment that we don't have a Crystal Ball , which we know allows us to, as the pandemic develops in the coming months. We know that there is a risk of The Virus resurging, so we can't stand here and absolutely that we will not face renewed risks from The Virus , the end of this year.

"But we do everything in our power to keep it suppressed and get it as close to the removal of levels as possible.

Only a limited number of students in a classroom to keep up with the social distancing requirements

"Our planning is assumed to return to the normal school as soon as possible, and this means that, firstly, the maximization of the degree of normality of 11 August, And Then as we build trust and a basis in evidence and you get more certainty about the risks in schools and among Young People , then we can build upon that as quickly as possible.

"I don't want to exist in The Situation for a minute longer than necessary, where the children have a normal school experience. "

Earlier, education Secretary John Swinney Bbc Scotland , the training recovery, Said the group was the cooperation with the local authorities to develop plans for the re-opening of the schools.

"We have agreed to work together to have as much time as possible, that children and adolescents spend could, in the schools," he added.

"I have made it clear that I believe that you will get try to maximize 50% of The Time can be spent by a young person in school should be our goal that participation. "

Asked plans to Edinburgh could see how the students in The School answered for Only One Day in the week, Mr Swinney: "I accept that, and I don't think it is strong enough. "

He Said authorities are investigating should be to make use of as you could to increase recreational facilities or public buildings, the amount of classroom Space .

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Source of news: bbc.com