CYP Now - Let nature take the strain

As a parent and a governor, and contrary to some national press opinion, I’ve nothing but admiration for the way teachers have kept schools running and pupils learning since September – coping with an endless stream of last minute government guidance changes and meeting the welfare and wellbeing needs of children in the most trying of circumstances.

In our house we’ve been fortunate to make it through to the end of term without any bubbles bursting, but know that next term we’ll face the same uncertainties over how and where our children will be educated, and what this means for their grades and future prospects.

Mass testing and vaccination won’t in the short term alter some of the basic arrangements we’ve got used to – staggered hours, video assemblies and as much time spent outside as possible. This last one has been – and will continue to be - particularly important given trends in wider society.

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