Back at school

“It’s understandable for parents to be concerned, but it’s about balance — the risk to a child’s health from Covid is minimal, so it’s immeasurably better for them to be in school. We need to trust that our teachers know what they are doing. Schools look very different to how they did a year ago.” Here, schools reveal the measures now in place to keep staff and children as safe as possible:

March 8 was an emotional day for staff, parents and children at Sinai Jewish Primary School, in Kenton, north west London. “Our campus has been open throughout the lockdown for our nursery and three critical worker huddles, but