--- title: "Government announcement 11 May 2020" url: "https://longbenton.org.uk/news/2020-05-12-government-announcement-11-may-2020" school: "Longbenton High School" --- # Government announcement 11 May 2020 12 May 2020 The government issued this guidance yesterday afternoon (11th May) and again this morning (12th May) regarding education settings: We understand at present that **for secondary schools**, the government announcement means that **Year 10 and Year 12 only** will "begin some face to face support...although we do not expect these pupils to return on a full-time basis at this stage" from June 1st onwards. We are working through what this means at the moment and most importantly, how to do this safely for all of our students and staff. Please be patient and bear with us. We will be in touch with parents with more details and information as soon as we can. [ Workers of the Week - Round 4!](https://longbenton.org.uk/news/2020-05-07-workers-of-the-week-round-4) [Workers of the Week - Round 5! ](https://longbenton.org.uk/news/2020-05-15-workers-of-the-week-round-5) ![Longbenton High School](https://files.schudio.com/longbenton-high-school-2/images/logo/Digital_FullCol_Hor_WhiteOut_0_0.png) ### Longbenton High School Hailsham Avenue Longbenton Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne & Wear NE12 8ER (0191) 218 9500 (0191) 270 6760 ### Useful Links - [Contact Us](https://longbenton.org.uk/contact) - [Ofsted](https://longbenton.org.uk/ofsted-reports) - Curriculum Overview - Prospectus ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/longbentonhs) - [X](https://twitter.com/longbentonhs) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/longbentoncc) © Copyright 2016–2026 Longbenton High School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://longbenton.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)