| Good morning, Scotland's First Minister will announce if children can expect to be back in the classroom full-time from August 11. Schools were closed to most pupils at the end of March as coronavirus struck, with youngsters switching to an online-based learning model. Nicola Sturgeon will address MSPs at 12.20pm on Thursday, July 30 following the three-week review of lockdown easing measures. During her briefing on Wednesday this week, the First Minister gave her clearest signal yet that pupils will not be undertaking the "blended model" upon their return in under two weeks, as had initially been planned. Message from the editor While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website. Your feedback is really important, please email me with any comments and suggestions at joy.yates@jpimedia.co.uk Joy Yates Editorial Director JPIMedia Scotland | 