John Swinney announces plans for Scottish schools to reopen full-time from August

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Brooklyn Beckham, 22, showered fiancée Nicola Peltz, 27, with fifteen huge bouquets of white roses to mark their last Valentine's Day before celebrating their wedding later this year – and he also wrote her the most romantic note.MORE: Brooklyn Beckham opens up about his Jewish wedding to Nicola and reveals the one item he has banned - detailsBride-to-be Nicola shares a glimpse of the flowers inside their $10million Los Angeles home and fans also got to read the very special note that came with them – which hinted at baby news!WATCH: Brooklyn Beckham hints at baby news in personal note to Nicola Peltz"Happy Valentine's Day baby x you are my best friend and you deserve to have the best day xx you continue to make me the happiest man in the world and I cannot wait to call you my wife xx," he wrote in the lengthy note.READ: Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz shopping for $10.5m home will surprise you - detailsRELATED: Victoria and David Beckham's megamansion costs 45x average London homeHe then hinted at becoming parents soon by adding: "You are going to be the best mum in the world and I am so lucky to call you mine xx." Nicola showed off the gorgeous bouquets on her Instagram StoriesWhile Brooklyn and Nicola's wedding date has not been revealed, it is thought to be in the Spring. The couple opened up about their Jewish wedding last week in a Valentine's Day video filmed for Vogue magazine, who are thought to be covering their big day."Full wedding prep mode and it's a lot of fun," Brooklyn said in the video.

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Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A trade union has insisted school staff in Renfrewshire have been "left in limbo" after the Scottish Government revealed plans to get children back full-time in August.Mark Ferguson, Unison's branch secretary for Renfrewshire, branded the announcement given by John Swinney as a "political move" which has no scientific basis.Mr Ferguson also accused the education secretary of giving parents a false sense of security.Pupils and teachers in Renfrewshire had been preparing to return to a "blended" model of face-to-face and at-home learning from August 11.Primary school children had been given designated days to attend, while there were plans set out to have secondary

full time schooling was not agreed by a special Government group on education. Larry Flanagan, general secretary of the EIS, said Education Secretary John Swinney had instead made a “political announcement”.

Perth and Kinross Council has said it will be ready for school children to return full time in August if COVID-19 is significantly suppressed. Parents had been gearing up to deal with a ‘blended learning’ model so kids could social distance at schools, with some even being told their children would be at school just one day a week.

Holyrood, so there is no usual daily briefing. As well as giving a daily figure on the number of new cases, she is also expected to set out the next steps of the route out of lockdown ahead of schedule.

Deputy First Minister said. John Swinney said the country will be in phase four despite saying just over a week ago it is “impossible” even to consider normal full-time learning for pupils by August 11.

Council bosses are now planning for pupils to return to schools full-time following a government climbdown today.Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced schools will return full-time in August if Scotland continues to make progress on suppressing coronavirus.The government u-turn follows revolt across the country at plans to have some pupils in class for as little as one day a week, including in West Dunbartonshire.This afternoon, West Dunbartonshire Council confirmed it is now revising its "blended" learning plans.A council spokeswoman said: “Work will start now to develop plans for August based on the Scottish Government guidance and as soon as these plans are finalised we will contact families directly."We will continue to be guided

John Swinney will bow to pressure by announcing plans for a return to full-time schooling by AugustIn a major u-turn, Swinney is expected to say schools should prepare to go back on this basis if progress continues to be made in suppressing the virus.It is understood he will lay out certain conditions for full-time schooling to resume and announce £100m of extra funding for a back-to-school plan.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the pink box near the top of this article.Alternatively, you

John Swinney will face MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday for an update on the August 11 return to class. The Scottish Government is working with councils on a part-time model which could see some children in class for just a day a week.

"blended learning". John Swinney will face MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday for an update on the August 11 return to class.