Question: How are you prioritising children with schools reopening?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: Preparing for the wider opening of education settings from 1 June
How will schools be supported in preparing for wider opening?
section_content: Schools, and all childcare providers, have been serving a vital role by
continuing to provide care for a limited number of children - children who are
vulnerable, and children whose parents are critical to the coronavirus
response.
We have worked closely with the sector, and will continue to do so over the
coming weeks to support the wider opening of schools, colleges and childcare
settings. We have published guidance on actions for education and childcare
settings to prepare for wider opening from 1 June
2020, which sets out the overarching aims and principles of this
next phase, including information about protective measures which will be in
place. We will work with the profession to produce more detailed guidance
ahead of 1 June 2020.
All schools are different, and it is not possible for government to set
specific national guidelines that could be universally applicable. Instead, we
have created an initial planning
framework to help school leaders and trusts to start to think
through the steps they might need to take to enable them to open their schools
for more pupils. This framework can be seen as a starting point from which
schools and trusts may choose to develop their own plans, providing
operational guidance to support school and trust leaders in agreeing the best
approaches for their circumstances.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
It gives some very vague, general information, basically saying that every situation is different. It never addresses the question.
The answer isn't great, but I think it's the best answer it can give them.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Actions for schools during the coronavirus outbreak
section_headers: Prioritising pupils
Is it necessary to prioritise children?
section_content: The first aim of the partial school closure measures was to reduce the overall
population of children moving around local areas, in order to further reduce
the number of social interactions, and thus flatten the upward curve of the
coronavirus outbreak.
However, the second aim was to continue to care for children whose parents are
critical to the coronavirus response, so that they can continue to work where
alternative childcare arrangements cannot be made, and for children who are
vulnerable.
Now that we have made progress in reducing the transmission of coronavirus we
are encouraging all eligible children to attend – it is no longer necessary
for parents of eligible children to keep them at home if they can. These
priority groups remain eligible to attend as schools open to more students.
In the first phases of wider opening, we will prioritise younger children, for
several reasons. Firstly, because there is moderately high scientific
confidence in evidence suggesting younger children are less likely to become
unwell if infected with coronavirus; and secondly because evidence shows the
particularly detrimental impact which time spent out of education can have
upon them.
The three year groups within mainstream primary have been prioritised because
they are key transition years – children in Reception and year 1 are at the
very beginning of their school career and are mastering the essential basics,
including counting and the fundamentals of reading and writing, and learning
to socialise with their peers. We know that attending early education lays the
foundation for lifelong learning and supports children’s social and emotional
development. Year 6 children are finishing Key Stage 2 and are preparing for
the transition to secondary school, and will benefit immensely from time with
their friends and teachers to ensure they are ready.
From 1 June, as more children return to schools, we appreciate that each
setting’s circumstances will be slightly different. Any setting that cannot
achieve the small groups recommended as part of the protective measures
guidance should discuss options with their local authority or
trust. If necessary, settings have the flexibility to focus first on
continuing to provide places for priority groups and then, to support
children’s early learning, settings should prioritise groups of children as
follows:

early years settings - 3 and 4 year olds followed by younger age groups
infant schools - nursery (where applicable) and Reception
primary schools - nursery (where applicable), Reception and year 1


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
It's a very thorough answer. It talks about multiple different aspects
This explains exactly and in detail how children are to be prioritized in the school reopenings.

Reviewer ratings:
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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Supporting children and young people with SEND as schools and colleges prepare for wider opening
section_headers: Questions and answers
Why is it now safe for some children to return to school or college when it wasn’t previously?
section_content: There will be many children and young people with EHC plans who, following
their original risk assessment, have not been attending their educational
setting because it was determined that their needs could be more safely met at
home. Risks change over time, and the phased return to educational settings
will only take place if the national risk level is lower than it was when
educational settings were first asked to close to most pupils and students,
i.e. if the government’s five key
tests are met. When that is the case, it will be
right for educational settings and local authorities, working with families,
to bring back more children and young people who have not been attending their
educational setting. This will be based on individual risk assessments and
within the limits of what the educational setting is capable of accommodating,
given any staff absences and the need for protective measures.
*[EHC]: education, health and care plan

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
It's a relevant answer. It talks about what will be done to make sure children are okay.
This just says that children will be bringing more children back to school as things reopen. It does not address prioritizing.

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