In May 2020, a survey carried out in the United Kingdom asked respondents with children their views on reopening schools following their closure during the coronavirus lockdown. The greatest support can be found for partially reopening pre-schools and nurseries, as 23 percent of respondents strongly supported this scenario and a further 31 percent somewhat supported it.
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Support of various situations for schools to reopen following the coronavirus lockdown in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020*
Characteristic
Strongly support
Somewhat support
Neither support nor oppose
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Primary schools being allowed to partially re-open (e.g. children go on alternate days)
19%
33%
28%
10%
10%
Primary schools being allowed to fully re-open
13%
22%
38%
16%
11%
Secondary schools being allowed to partially re-open (e.g. children go on alternate days)
17%
27%
21%
15%
19%
Secondary schools being allowed to fully re-open
12%
21%
25%
17%
25%
Pre-school/nurseries being allowed to partially re-open (e.g. children go on alternate days)
23%
31%
22%
14%
10%
Pre-school/nurseries being allowed to fully re-open
Full question was worded in the source as: "Thinking about the possibility of schools re-opening (either fully or partially), please tell us whether you would support or oppose each of the following possible options:"
* All the options are under the scenario that schools would reopen before other places such as shops, cafes and restaurants
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Opinium. (May 30, 2020). Support of various situations for schools to reopen following the coronavirus lockdown in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116577/support-for-schools-reopening-in-the-uk/
Opinium. "Support of various situations for schools to reopen following the coronavirus lockdown in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020* ." Chart. May 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116577/support-for-schools-reopening-in-the-uk/
Opinium. (2020). Support of various situations for schools to reopen following the coronavirus lockdown in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116577/support-for-schools-reopening-in-the-uk/
Opinium. "Support of Various Situations for Schools to Reopen following The Coronavirus Lockdown in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of May 2020* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116577/support-for-schools-reopening-in-the-uk/
Opinium, Support of various situations for schools to reopen following the coronavirus lockdown in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116577/support-for-schools-reopening-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Support of various situations for schools to reopen following the coronavirus lockdown in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020* [Graph], Opinium, May 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116577/support-for-schools-reopening-in-the-uk/
