Students from New College Swindon will return to the classroom after their trip to Spain, unless they show symptoms of the coronavirus. 

A concerned parent contacted the Advertiser worried that the students and staff will be allowed back to the college but a spokeswoman for the establishment said it would be following Public Health England's guidelines. 

They said: "A group of New College students departed for a trip to Malaga, Spain last Thursday morning before school trips abroad were suspended.

"The college has been in regular contact with the groups over the weekend, the students are due back in the UK this afternoon and we have confirmed that the flight is still scheduled. 

"We will be asking the students to follow Public Health England guidelines on their return and self-isolate for seven days if they are showing any symptoms of high temperature of persistent cough."