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First published on Wed 30 Dec 2020 11.10 EST
As 2020 draws to a close, the Guardian caught up with five people who shared their experiences at the beginning of the first lockdown, and how they have been affected by the pandemic since.
The headteacher
Helen Stout, headteacher at Meadowfield primary school in Leeds. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian
“This time last year it was all about the quality of teaching, attendance, and keeping the school on an upward trajectory,” said Helen Stout, the headteacher of Meadowfield primary school in Leeds. “Then suddenly in March, absolutely everything we structured our school on disappeared. We became basic survival childcare, handed out food parcels and cooked food for parents queuing outside. Everything was totally different.”