DUNBAR Grammar School has revealed its plans for the partial return of secondary students from Monday, with younger pupils attending for just three hours a week.
Face masks will also have to be worn by pupils at all times.
Senior students (S4, S5, S6) will attend the school on Mondays and Tuesdays, with Wednesdays reserved for senior students who are doing practical work.
On Thursday mornings, S1s will be in class from 8.30am to 11.30am, with S2 students attending between 12.30pm and 3.30pm.
Students in S3 return on Friday for classes between 8.30am and 11.30am.
Senior students requiring to take on practical work will also be in the school on Thursdays.
Claire Slowther, headteacher, told the school community in a letter sent out this afternoon that pupils would continue remote learning when not in school.
She said: "This initial letter is designed to give parents and carers an overview of our plans and we will write to you again on Thursday with a comprehensive newsletter which will identify all of the practical arrangements and specific details.
"We will also be communicating transport arrangements later in the week. I will also be holding assemblies for students on Friday morning.
"It's important to point out that remote learning will continue for young people and we have factored this into our planning. The Critical Childcare provision will also continue."
Ms Slowther continued: "School will feel very different over this three-week period [until the Easter holidays], with strict two-metre distancing for all students, and the wearing of face coverings required for all students at all times.
"Despite these tougher restrictions, our experience of running limited in-school learning on this basis since January tells us that being in school will still be a really worthwhile experience.
"We are very much looking forward to welcoming our students back into the building."
Information from other secondary schools is expected to be issued in the next two days but it is likely that, similar to Dunbar Grammar School, senior pupils - many of whom are being assessed for SQA qualifications - will spend the most time back at school and the youngest pupils the least amount of time.
