Examiner View: Wellbeing of teens can’t be ignored

Why not use the pandemic as an excuse to promote ambitious and radical reform in our education system?

The pandemic has offered us the chance to ask whether our students are getting the best education in the best conditions. We have re-examined the roles of teachers and parents. It has emboldened people to call for change on a number of fronts.

Whether they seek improved school ventilation or resources, greater use of remote learning, or traffic plans to avoid Covid-19-spreading congregation, the way we envisage our schools and how they fit in around family life and nine-to-fives is changing.