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Meglet Jan 2021 1:56pm, 8 Jan 2021 21,462 posts	0 Meglet My youngest is determined to go back to uni so I’m taking her tomorrow. A couple of flatmates are going back so she won’t be alone, in fact she made the point she’d be more alone at home as I’m out at work or my BFs. But I’ma bit worried she will be isolated and stuck there until Easter. Oldest is moving in with a friend in Leeds so it looks like I’ll finally be an empty nester.
LindsD Jan 2021 2:28pm, 8 Jan 2021 44,219 posts	0 LindsD SD is also going back next weekend. She lives in a shared house.
halfpint Jan 2021 2:47pm, 8 Jan 2021 33,827 posts	0 halfpint QP is here for at least another week but waiting for more news from college. Given the FM briefing today said most college/Uni courses won't do face-to-face until end of Feb during lunchtime briefing I think he might be here a bit longer. He'll be lucky to make it out alive after the attitude I got over lunchtime. I guess I should be grateful he is up
KatieB Jan 2021 3:26pm, 8 Jan 2021 8,501 posts	0 KatieB We are expecting our teen to be home til mid Feb at least.
Little Miss Happy Jan 2021 3:30pm, 8 Jan 2021 4,134 posts	0 Little Miss Happy The uni I work for have told students they should remain wherever they have spent the holidays.
Grast_girl Jan 2021 3:45pm, 8 Jan 2021 1,857 posts	0 Grast_girl At least mid-Feb for any practical work at my uni (and that will only be work specifically required by professional bodies, not all practical work). Personally, I suspect it will be longer. We've had discussions about everything online before Easter, moving exams around so practical work can be done later/afterwards, summer schools, intensive 2 day sessions, but we're not the ones making the decisions (and all these options have their own problems).
It’sBeginningToLookALotLikeFleecy Jan 2021 4:20pm, 8 Jan 2021 51,707 posts	0 It’sBeginningToLookALotLikeFleecy I think unis will be online till after Easter, and I wouldn’t be surprised if schools didn’t go back till then either, numbers aren’t going to do a massive u turn in the 5 weeks left of half term are they?
DocM Jan 2021 4:45pm, 8 Jan 2021 39,114 posts	0 DocM both mine are online till easter
halfpint Jan 2021 4:51pm, 8 Jan 2021 33,828 posts	0 halfpint QP’s course is 3 days practical and 1 day classroom based. They can’t do it online. We shall see.
mrs shanksi Jan 2021 6:07pm, 8 Jan 2021 11,820 posts	0 mrs shanksi Fleecy that's the (non-official) word we are getting, schools will be closed until after Easter except for key workers'/vulnerable children. Looks like we'll be a 5 person household for a while yet.