This seems like a sensible idea and the government have already put contingency plans in place just in case this scenario occurs. These contingency plans consist of utilising technology so that children can continue with their education from home. Children may be receiving their homework via email and liaise with their teachers via the internet.

Government officials are keen to point out however that utilising this technology to teach our children is not an alternative to schools and aims to maintain the relationship between schools, parents and children.

Learning via the internet is not a new concept but if these plans do come into effect in September it will be interesting to see if virtual schools work on a large scale. As always, each child is different and it seems to me that some children will return to school up to date with the curriculum while others will return, up to date with the latest computer games and TV programmes.