Barnardos survey: Parents anxious for kids to return to school

Barnardos Back to School survey found children’s social and emotional development was a major concern for parents. Phicture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Parents want their children to return to school but they want them to do so safely.

Even those parents who worry about their child’s return, or would even prefer if their return was deferred, recognise the importance of school for their development.