london british prime minister boris johnson is working with education minister gavin williamson to ensure all schools can open in september and to provide support packages to help children catch up on lost learning his office said on saturdaydetailed work is underway with schools councils and unions to make sure all children are able to return in september if it is safe to do so a downing street source saidschools shut to most pupils in march due to the coronavirus pandemic but selected age groups have been able to return since the beginning of june although some educators decided not to reopen because they said it was not safethe decision to gradually reopen schools has divided opinion with britain suffering one of the worlds worst death tolls from covid19 and some critics warning of the need for caution to prevent a second wave of the virusjohnson has asked for measures to be drawn up to help children over the summer and further into the future said the statement for social justice reasons help was especially needed for those who had less support at home it added