Secret Teacher: I see trouble brewing between teachers and parents again

Kids are going to be at home again, after a year of being home far too much already

Life is returning to normal just as schools are about to close

It takes a village for each of us to lead healthy, happy lives. A village is a million different things: it’s knowing the name of the person in your local shop; it’s trusting your neighbour to check your garden plants when you’re on holiday. The smallest details of our lives carry the weight of its meaning.

Covid reminded us of that. Who will ever forget the rainbows pasted on our windows in deep winter? Or the support WhatsApp groups, the parcels at our doors, the letters, the postcards. As a species, we’ve re-anchored ourselves, just as our ancestors knew to do, in our communities.