We’re hurtling towards 1 June and schools in England will be opening their doors to Reception Year 1, Year 6 Year 10 and 12 pupils. That’s the theory anyway. The reality seems to be that schools will open their doors to some pupils over the coming weeks, but that it’s going to happen very slowly
How have the past few weeks been for you, balancing children, work and home education? I’ll wager that two months into this massive social experiment you’ve had some good times and bad times but are feeling a little exhausted? That’s a pretty accurate description of how I feel but there’s one further observation I’d make.
Building confidence in children is vital for their development. Doing so during the COVID-19 crisis, however, comes with challenges as parents are working from home while homeschooling and children’s other emotional needs may take priority.
I think we all know social distancing is having a huge impact on the nation’s mental health. The Mix is a UK-based, digital mental health charity aimed at those in their teens up to the age of 25 and demand for its services has soared in recent weeks.
I am teetering on the brink of taking up ornithology. This, my friends, is what social distancing / life in lockdown has done to me. I’m finding the greatest pleasure from the simplest things and if there’s one thing I’m really enjoying, it’s birdsong and the dawn chorus.
