Schools and the education system can be slow to change. The practices of a lifetime are not easily jilted. However, under the threat of a pandemic, the whole system has been forced into new ways of working.
Most obviously, the need for online and blended learning has ensured that even the most reluctant teacher has become familiar with a range of technological tools. In addition, school leaders have had to re-organise timetables, schedules and major events.
Some of these new arrangements have been disastrous for the culture and climate in our schools. Some of our pupils have found the new rules difficult and lockdown learning has presented many challenges – not least regards digital divide, safeguarding and engagement with learning. But there have been many surprises – some practices and innovations that have been revolutionary. So, what are schools intending to keep when the pandemic subsides and life returns to “normal”?
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