The Wednesday before Easter was no ordinary one for Rachel Tomlinson, headteacher of Barrowford Primary School in Nelson.
She spent the day helping to co-ordinate the distribution of 24 tons of food to the families of free school meal (FSM) pupils and the wider community – good food that would otherwise have ended up in landfill.
The effort was just one part of a new reality for the school – one which primary leaders across the country will recognise. And these leaders would probably agree with Ms Tomlinson that the dramatic changes that have taken place over the past few weeks are likely to leave some kind of lasting legacy for the running of our schools.
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