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Special schools show how much the system’s resilience is being tested
We’re in it for the long haul but special schools are the canary in the coal mine of the school system’s resilience, writes Madelaine Caplin...
Employability skills will become even more crucial post-Covid
With youth unemployment rates falling dramatically, employability skills must be at the heart of education in our post-Covid world, says school leader Neil Miller.
School closures are inevitable if teachers and pupils cannot get tested for Covid-19
As executive head of an alternative provision school and two social, emotional and mental health schools (SEMH), I know from experience that the start of a new academic year brings its challenges. Pupils can take time to settle back into school life after the summer break and routines can take time to be established as well as welcoming many new children and all the issues that come with that.
Message from Dr Sam Parrett OBE
It has been several months since we had to close our school sites to most pupils, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been a challenging time but the resilience and commitment of our staff, pupils and parents ensured that teaching and learning continued successfully remotely.
We are extremely proud of how our whole community has supported one another and how our pupils coped with the unprecedented lockdown.
We were delighted to welcome back some year groups in early June, as permitted by the Government. The children were fantastic and very happy to be back in the classroom with their friends and teachers.