Hundreds more Greater Manchester schools praised by parents for supporting pupils and families during lockdown Families have told us the schools and teachers they want to thank for helping them through the pandemic Updated Hundreds more schools across Greater Manchester have been praised by parents (Image: Getty Images) Hundreds more schools have been praised by parents in Greater Manchester for their efforts to help children during lockdown. Yesterday we revealed a list of more than 100 schools that mums, dads and grandparents said had gone 'above and beyond' to support pupils and families. We knew plenty more were worthy of similar praise and after asking parents to share the details, we've been inundated with hundreds of comments.