Schools reopening UK LIVE: One million children kept home by parents as primary schools return

PRIMARY school children in the UK are today returning to the classroom.

But data suggests 1 million pupils were kept home by parents - with some still concerned about health risks.

According to the National Foundation for Educational Research, heads in England are expecting nearly half (46%) of families to keep their children at home.

It suggests that of the more than 2 million students in reception, year 1 and year 6 classes, about 1 million stayed at home.

It comes amid concerns from experts that children kept in home-schooling could feel isolated from their classmates.

However, due to new social-distancing guidelines in the classroom class sizes have been slashed as only reception, year one and year six were today asked back.

It comes ten weeks on from Boris Johnson's address to the nation on March 23 urging Brits to stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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