THE UK Government's Department of Education has published a list of "key workers" whose children will be prioritised for education provision following the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Schools are being asked to continue to provide care for a number of children but will close to the majority today.
Here is the list of workers whose children will be prioritised for schooling.
*Health and social care -
frontline health and social care staff - such as doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, as well as support and specialist staff in the health and social care sector. In addition, those working in supply chains, including producers and distributors of medicines and personal protective equipment are included.
*Education and childcare -
nursery, teaching staff and social workers, as the department said these workers are required to deliver their plans.
*Key public services -
those required to run the justice system, religious staff, as well as those responsible for managing the deceased and journalists providing public service broadcasting are on the list.
*Local and national government -
“administrative occupations essential to the effective delivery of the Covid-19 response or delivering essential public services", including payment of benefits.
*Food and other necessary goods -
those involved in the production, processing, distribution, sale and delivery of food.
*Public safety and national security -
police, support staff, Ministry of Defence civilian staff and armed forces personnel are on the list, along with fire and rescue staff, as well as those responsible for border security, prison and probation staff.
*Transport -
those who will keep "air, water, road and rail passenger and freight transport modes operating during the COVID-19 response".
*Utilities, communication and financial services -
staff required to keep oil, gas, electricity, water and sewerage operations running are on the list, along with those in the civil nuclear, chemical and telecommunications sectors. Those in postal services and working to provide essential financial services provision are also included.
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