Caroline Vollans
The re-opening of schools in September marked a turning point in the government’s response to the pandemic. Pupils needed to get back to their education and school community. The six-month interruption was about to end and the ‘new normal’ – a phrase that now trips off the tongue - of school life was about to begin. Preparations were extensive both in terms of the physical environment and the protocols for anyone who would enter and, indeed, not enter the building. Managers and staff were
