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We’ve had a few Parents feeling worried about their child’s progress over recent days. This isn’t easy to resolve right now, but here are some things that I hope will ease your minds...
1. We get it - it is so hard at home to keep pupils going, especially when they feel fed up of the situation. School leaders understand that as lockdown goes on it gets harder and harder for everyone.
2. Just do the best you can. Over time anything you can do to help your child will help us. We are so grateful to you for sticking with it. When there are days when it’s hard at it’s ok (teachers have hard days too!
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3. Please try not over-worry when you hear the ‘falling behind’ narrative that will get louder over the next few weeks. Every pupil up and down the land is effected by this, and we will do the best we can to fix it. Like all schools will.
4. We have 15 days until the half term break(in our context) - let’s try and take it a day at a time. We will all have up days and down days. When your child has a down day don’t be afraid to let school know - we are here to help.
5. For me it matters more that your child remains happy and feels supported. Sometimes the key to doing well in school is how happy and content a pupil is. Actually - this matters more than perhaps we realise.
6. Young people are amazing. They are resilient and can adapt. Our job is to make sure we keep them interested in learning (I actually mean keeping their spirit of curiosity alive!!). We need to smell sure when they set foot in school again they still have that spirit.
7. Most of all (and this is important) THIS WILL PASS. And when it does we will get back on with core business. But right now? We do the best we can. We are in this together - but sometimes together doesn’t mean being in the same place. 
