Nicola Sturgeon is to announce whether some school children will return to Scottish classrooms from next week.
Scotland’s first minister is expected to address parliament this afternoon and will announce whether the phased reopening of schools will go ahead on 22 February as was previously announced.
On Monday, Sturgeon said during her daily briefing that she was “very, very, very keen to go ahead” with plans for a phased return to the classroom.
Sturgeon will make the announcement as part of her wider Covid-19 update to Holyrood.