I refuse to accept that any generation of children will be ‘lost’ as we fight this pandemic. But schools need much more support
This is not the start to the new year that any of us teachers in England had hoped for: increasing Omicron case numbers and ongoing uncertainty about how this will play out have created a nervous start for us all.
As someone responsible for 350 staff working across three schools in south Oxfordshire I continue to be extremely concerned for their health, safety and wellbeing. As someone responsible for 2,700 children and young people I continue to prioritise their entitlement to an education. School leaders have spent the past 21 months of the pandemic balancing these two concerns.
