COVID-19: Government 'looking at a broad range of options' to support school children

The Prime Minister has announced an extra £400m to help children in England catch up on lost learning caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says the Government is considering a 'broad range of different options' to support children and provide schools with extra resources.

Mr Williamson would not confirm whether lengthening the school day or shortening the school holidays would be part of the plans.

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews

Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews and https://twitter.com/skynewsbreak

Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps:

Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8

Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB