Opinion

Removing the unnecessary stress of lockdown remote learning

In addition to laptops, we should prioritise giving parents freedom from guilt and stress when it comes to home learning. Headteacher Graham Frost explains why this is more important than you might think


During the first lockdown, social media was saturated with frequently self-deprecating comments from parents sharing their experiences of assuming a teacher role. They should never have been put in this position.

Parents are, and always have been their children’s primary educators. Years of government policy has encouraged parents to entirely delegate education to schools and therefore undervalue their role in educating their own children.

In many other countries and cultures school education is viewed as complementary to parental efforts and responsibilities. Ofsted chief inspector, Amanda Spielman’s recent comments that children had lost the ability to use a knife and fork – a domestic skill traditionally taught by parents – emphasises this point.

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