A primary school has banned its pupils from watching next week 's solar eclipse amid fears the children will be blinded . Whitchurch Primary School in Cardiff said it will not let children watch the natural display outside , even if they have bought special glasses with solar filters . Instead , the primary school will show the eclipse on a live feed inside the school premises . Whitchurch Primary School in Cardiff said it will not let children watch Friday 's solar eclipse amid fears they could be blinded . The partial solar eclipse is due to take place at 8.45am on Friday , March 20 , and will be visible for thousands of kilometres . The decision came following an email which was reportedly sent to the schools by Cardiff Council . The memo advised schools to read a leaflet from the Royal Astronomical Society on how to observe an eclipse safely . Advice in the leaflet states that 'the sun is so bright that just looking at it can blind you , so you 'll need to prepare beforehand ' . A council spokeswoman said : 'We are not telling schools they should not allow children out . 'We have left that decision to the schools . We are providing schools with a copy of the Royal Astronomical Society 's advice . ' Cardiff Council sent advice to schools from the Royal Astronimical Society , explaining how the eclipse can be watched safely . Pictured : A solar eclipse in the Faroe Islands . It goes on to state 'there are various ways to observe it ( the eclipse ) safely , using both everyday materials and telescopes or binoculars ' . These can also include eclipse viewers , colanders , pinhole viewers , and mirrors . It is believed the schools were left to provide the equipment themselves . A second school in the area , Fairwater Primary School , said it would not be making any changes to the school day to accommodate the eclipse . Meanwhile , Bryn Hafod Primary School , also in the area , said it needed to do a 'health and safety assessment ' before it would make a decision on whether to allow children to watch the eclipse . During the landmark event , the Moon will pass between the Sun and the Earth , casting a deep shadow over the planet 's surface in a partial eclipse . Unlike 1999 , it will not be a total eclipse over Britain , although that will happen over the North Atlantic and the spectacular event will finish over the North Pole . The next similar eclipse will not take place over Britain until August 2026 .
Whitchurch Primary in Cardiff will live stream eclipse inside premises . Even children with sun-filtered glasses will be stopped from watching it . Comes after Cardiff Council sent advice on how to observe eclipse safely . Eclipse , due to take place on Friday morning , will be seen across the the Faroe Islands .