Recently young people – including those in Guernsey – have been described as the ones who were on the ‘front line of Covid’.
And arguably the implications of Covid on education have lasted longer than for those on what we had considered to be the front line, in our health services.
Who would have ever thought that a few months of teaching from home, kitchen table or bedroom study, would have led a situation where now education is considered ‘as more of an option rather than a right’ as the principal of Les Varendes High School says today?
Verona Tomlin says that schools need the support of the families whose children attend them, particularly over inclusion and participation, and the support of the wider community.
Certainly few things bind a parish more than the traditional parish primary schools. But in the secondary system, where parental engagement is often more relaxed, and the geographical reach is wider, this is eroded.
It’s where teachers really have to come into their own, especially when it comes to handling inclusion and disruption. Many have been shocked at the school they’ve seen in the Netflix drama Adolescence, which we highlighted earlier this week.
Particularly over inclusion, our teachers and our children deserve our community's support.
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