Suffolk mums, Nicola Mason and Lucy Grimwood, who struggled with their mental health after having children organise empowering boxing classes for women.
let s speak now to nicola mason, who s the headteacher of chase terrace academy in burntwood. good morning, great to see you. thank you very much for chatting to us. i know it is going to be a really busy few days for you. just tell me how ready you and your staff feel to be heading back with these new rules in place. the feel to be heading back with these new rules in place. new rules in place. the staff were in yesterday new rules in place. the staff were in yesterday making new rules in place. the staff were in yesterday making sure - new rules in place. the staff were in yesterday making sure that - new rules in place. the staff were in yesterday making sure that the j in yesterday making sure that the test site was all set up, so that is already to go. we have staggered the start of term so that we can make sure that the testing is done, with enough stuff to be able to do that. we are ready for the land for the measures, we have got a letter ready to send out to the parent
this and it costs a huge amount of money for schools. there is a small contingency of masks provided by the dfa but that is not enough to get all children wearing them all the time. and we know how much difficulty there is for all of us to wear a mask in the shop, you walk outside and it is a relief sometimes to take the mask off. the children wear them all day, there are lessons, with small breaks, in the morning and then at lunchtime, it is a lot to ask them to do that. but we will do it if it means we keep them in school. . ~ will do it if it means we keep them in school. ., ~ , ., , will do it if it means we keep them in school. . ~ , ., , . in school. thank you very much, nicola mason, in school. thank you very much, nicola mason, chief in school. thank you very much, nicola mason, chief executive i in school. thank you very much, j nicola mason, chief executive of chase academy in bedford in staffordshire. bent in staffordshire. we ll be speaking to the education secretary