Sidmouth schoolchildren offered a lie-in after England's Euros final

Sidmouth CE Primary School is allowing children to come in late on Monday if they've stayed up to watch the Euro 2020 final on Sunday night.

And – whether England win or lose – children are welcome to attend school wearing red and white, to celebrate the team's achievements.

The school will be open as usual with the normal drop-off window from 8.30am to 9am, but the gates will be opened again at all sites between 10.15am and 10.30am, and children arriving then will not be marked as late.

Class groups taking part in Sports Day or Race for Life that morning won't start until 10.30am.

In a Facebook post announcing the changes, the school says: "We would rather have children rested and in school ready to learn rather than absent all day or tired and unable to concentrate.

"It's 55 years since an England men's team have reached a major football final and we want to recognise it as a learning opportunity for our children - so let them watch, talk about resilience, possibly (but hopefully not!) disappointment, and be part of a moment of national pride."