DOZENS of schools have been forced to close their gates on the first day back after the Christmas break.

Weather warnings remain in force across much of the UK on Monday morning after most of the country saw heavy snow or icy rainfall over a wintry weekend.

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A yellow rain warning for southern England from Cornwall across to Kent will last until 9am on Monday, while a separate rain warning covering much of Wales, the Midlands and parts of Greater Manchester and Yorkshire is in force until 8am.

A yellow warning for snow and ice covering most of northern England and Wales is in place until midday on Monday, while a yellow ice warning covering large parts of Northern Ireland expires at 11am.

The north and west of Scotland are covered by a yellow warning for snow and ice until 11am on Monday, with another for snow and ice in central and eastern parts of the country in place until midday.

A further yellow snow warning covering part of the Scottish Lowlands including Edinburgh is in place until midday.

An amber weather warning for snow – which covered parts of Lancashire, Cumbria and the Lake District – expired at 6am on Monday.

And the wintery conditions have seen some schools forced to tell students to stay home.

Here is a list of schools that we understand are closed for the day – or opening late.

If your child’s isn’t on the list and you have doubts, contact their school.

Full list of closures

Burnley

Burnley Rockwood Nursery School

Burnley St James’ Lanehead Church of England Primary School

Pendle

Barnoldswick CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Barrowford School

Colne Primet Primary School

Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Va Primary School

Nelson Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Unit

Pendle Community High School and College

Pendle Vale College

Pendle View Primary School

Salterforth Primary School

Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Rossendale

Northern Primary School

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Yorkshire

All Saints Primary School, Calderdale

Calder High School

Calder Primary School

Woodhouse Primary School, Calderdale

Calderdale College

Bradshaw Primary School, Halifax

Salterhebble Junior and Infant School, Halifax

Wood Bank School, Halifax

Castle Hill SEN School, Huddersfield

Savile Town Infant and Nursery School, Dewsbury

Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School, Dewsbury

Southgate School, Huddersfield

St John’s CE (C) Primary School, Dewsbury

Thornhill Lees CE (VC) I and N School, Dewsbury

Westmoor Primary School, Dewsbury

Foxhill Primary School, Bradford

Leeds City College