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Year two pupil Millie, said: I have had a good day. I was nervous this morning, but I am ok now and excited for tomorrow, as I have seen my friends and enjoyed playing with them.” Lexi, who is Year 4, said: “I had a fun day and am really pleased to be back. I enjoyed lunchtime playing with my friends. I felt more stressed at home and it felt more relaxed in school.” St George s Primary School headteacher Mel Fearns - Credit: Archant Mel Fearns, headteacher of St George s Primary School, in Great Yarmouth, said it was a nice calm return with the number of pupils returning in comparison to last June, very encouraging . ....
Updated: 5:08 PM February 25, 2021 Pupils and teachers at Norfolk schools turned superheroes to send a thank you message to frontline workers. - Credit: St George’s Primary Pupils and teachers at schools across Norfolk have turned superheroes for the day to send a special thank you message to NHS staff. Up to 50 schools joined in the special Rainbow Superhero Day on Thursday by dressing up as their favourite superhero - real or imagined - to celebrate all frontline workers, from bin collectors, to supermarket workers, right through to the frontline NHS staff. The idea was initiated by Melodie Fearns, headteacher of St George’s Primary in Great Yarmouth, who was moved by news coverage that demonstrated that frontline NHS staff were exhausted. ....
But coming to school every day like we are doing now is like playing Russian Roulette – any of us could get the virus as we are mixing every day and many staff are in the vulnerable category too or old like me and could end up in intensive care in the next 10 days. We all celebrate on a Friday that we’ve made it through another week and keep our fingers crossed for the next one, hoping our luck doesn’t run out. Stuart Allen, Headteacher, Mile Cross Primary School, Norwich. Picture: Jamie Honeywood - Credit: Archant Dr Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer, spoke at the Education Select Committee on Tuesday and discussed how schools may reopen following the current national lockdown. ....
We re working 24/7, and we re being extremely strict about those who can come in. Last lockdown I felt bullied, but this time I don t. Unless both the pupils parents are key workers, the child has to stay at home. My staff are putting their life on the line coming into work, and when the remote provision is just as good as the real thing, I don t see any reason for that child to have to come into school. Norfolk County Council warned parents there d be pressure on places for their children at school during lockdown - Credit: Archant James Wright, vice-chair of governors at Great Yarmouth s St Nicholas Priory, recounted a similar state of affairs. ....
Nevertheless some schools are struggling to address a digital divide that hits poorer pupils hardest, with research by the educational charity Teach First suggesting four of five schools with the poorest pupils do not have enough devices and internet access. The Government said more than 560,000 laptop had been sent to schools for children to learn from home. - Credit: Getty Images Pupils who have no access to laptops are designated as “vulnerable children”, the Department for Education has said, meaning they can continue attending school for face-to-face learning during lockdown. Ms Fearns said: “More children are coming to light today that are working off mum’s phone, so I am not confident at the moment we have enough equipment to meet the need. ....