This is when schools in England break up for Easter - and when they go back

All primary and secondary schools are closed as part of the third national lockdown.

Pupils have been remote learning since 5 January, but plans for them to return to classrooms are set to be announced next week.

Boris Johnson is expected to detail his roadmap out of lockdown on 22 February which will include the date students could return to school.

So, when is the school Easter holiday this year - and will pupils be back in classrooms before then?

Here is everything you need to know.

Why did schools close?

Primary and secondary schools across England were forced to close after Boris Johnson’s third lockdown announcement on the evening of Monday 4 January.

Mr Johnson said the NHS was at risk of being overwhelmed within 21 days if further restrictions were not introduced.

“I completely understand the inconvenience and distress this late change will cause millions of parents and pupils up and down the country,” he said at the time.

The prime minister explained that schools had to shut to prevent the spread of the disease and the new coronavirus strain which had emerged in the UK.

He said: “Because we now have to do everything we possibly can to stop the spread of the disease, primary schools, secondary schools and colleges across England must move to remote provision from tomorrow, except for vulnerable children and the children of key workers.

“Everyone will still be able to access early years settings such as nurseries.”

Mr Johnson stressed that schools were not closing because they were unsafe for children, but because they act as “vectors for transmission” between households.

When will schools reopen?

It is planned that schools in England will start to reopen on 8 March.

Mr Johnson is reportedly looking at a “big bang” approach of all primary and secondary school students returning to classrooms at the same time, according to the i paper.

And speaking to Sky News, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the government was “committed to” the 8 March date.