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Learning and childcare hubs to stay open over Easter holidays


By Alan Hendry

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Learning and childcare hubs for the children of key workers will remain open over the Easter holidays, it has been confirmed.

The move will help support key workers in the NHS and other sectors on the front line of the response to coronavirus.

Two of the hubs are in Caithness, with others located around the region.

The Scottish Government announced today that all of Scotland’s local authorities will keep learning and childcare hubs open in their areas. It said the number of hubs that are open, and the types of support they provide, will vary between each council area in response to local demand.

Education secretary John Swinney thanked all who had volunteered.
Education secretary John Swinney thanked all who had volunteered.

Education secretary John Swinney said: “I am very grateful to colleagues in education and childcare who are working so hard to deliver this service.

“Clearly these are unprecedented times and this will be a very different Easter holiday period for teachers and pupils across the country. I would like to thank all of those who have volunteered to provide support over this time.

“Our key workers are on the front line of the response to coronavirus and it’s only right that we do everything we possibly can to support them.

“By keeping learning and childcare hubs open in our local authorities, we can make sure children are safe and well looked after while their parents are doing critical jobs helping our communities.”

Wick High School and Thurso's Miller Academy are among a number of centres set up for the children of key workers in the region. The others in the Highland Council area are Millburn Academy, Inverness Royal Academy, Dingwall Academy, Portree High School, Lochaber High School, Ullapool Academy and Golspie High School.

The centres are staffed by volunteers drawn from council staff, all of whom will have been checked to ensure that they are enrolled in the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.


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