What to expect from the next back to school?

In the midst of all the uncertainty and instability caused by Covid19, the Ministry of Education has already released the start dates for the 2020/2021 school year as well as the school calendar and some measures that will allow the in-person return to classes.

The scheduled dates for next year are:

• 1st Period – starts between 14th and 17th September, with the last day of classes on 18th December
• 2nd Period – Starts on January 4, 2021 and ends onMarch 24
• 3rd Period – Starts on April 6, 2021 and ends on June 9(for the 9th, 11th and 12th), the June 15th (7th, 8th and 10th) and June 30th (pre-school education and 1st and 2nd cycles)

The first five weeks will be dedicated to recovering contentthat remained untaught due to Covid-19 and the resulting distance learning. The Easter holidays will be shorter and the third periodlonger.

From September onwards, the priority will be face-to-face teaching, although the guidelines for schools also provide for mixed and non-face-to-face teaching regimes in the event of a health regression. Students who benefit from school social action or protected by child and youth protection committees will take classes at school, even in mixed and non-face-to-face classes.

Regarding the in-person return to schools, the Ministry of Education, together with the DGS, released some of the mandatory measures for all people who enter educational establishments.

Mandatory use of mask

The first rule to ensure safety when returning to in-person classes is the mandatory use of a mask within all educational establishments by everyone entering the school: teachers, non-teaching staff, parents and also by students from the 2nd cycle. The Minister of Education, Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, announced that masksand other personal protective equipment will be distributed to schools for the return to school in September.

Wash your hands

alcohol gel solution must be made available at various points in educational establishments and hand washing with soap and water must become a regular practice.

Timetable Division

According to the rules of the General Directorate of School Establishments (DGEstE), the class schedules must be organized in half-day shifts so that the concentration of students within educational establishments is reduced to 50%.

Preferably, classes should be taught in large spaces. Whenever possible and without compromising the health of students, classrooms should be ventilated, keeping windows and doors open, in order to allow for better air circulation.

Each class must be assigned a permanent classroom, where students must have fixed seats. Tables should preferably be arranged in the same orientation and lunch times should be staggeredto avoid crowds.

Social Distancing

According to the guidelines from the Directorate-General for Health sent to schools, a social distance of one meter must be guaranteed “whenever possible”, a measure that has generated some controversy as it is a smaller distance than the practiced until now. Whenever possible, physical distancing should be guaranteed between students and between students/teachers.

Finally, it will be necessary to invest in more professionals, which is why a budget of 125 million euros was announced for the hiring of teachers, non-teaching staff and specialized technicians , including social workers, psychologists and mediators, to facilitate students' recovery.

400 million euros will also be invested to launch competitions to buy computersand guarantee connectivity between 2020 and 2021, within the scope of the Digital School project.

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