Uncovering the reality of the pandemic on schools
Episode 29, Jun 22, 2020, 08:15 AM
Schools have been at the frontline in supporting the wellbeing of vulnerable children since the lockdown began in March 2020. From remote learning and online platforms to taking on a more active pastoral role, how have schools responded to the challenges?
In this episode, we speak to Shirley Dunn, a form tutor and head of department at a secondary school about measures her school has taken to safeguard children including:
In this episode, we speak to Shirley Dunn, a form tutor and head of department at a secondary school about measures her school has taken to safeguard children including:
- remote teaching and how pupils have responded to this
- supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing
- the pastoral aspect to teaching
- how concerns have been dealt with
- pupils’ resilience to changes.
Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.
💬 About the speaker
Shirley Dunn has 18 years of teaching experience and is currently the head of department at a large secondary school and a form tutor.
📚 Related resources
> Listen to our episode on enquiries we’ve received from the education sector recently
> Learn more about how you can support children and young people’s mental health
Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros
💬 About the speaker
Shirley Dunn has 18 years of teaching experience and is currently the head of department at a large secondary school and a form tutor.
📚 Related resources
> Listen to our episode on enquiries we’ve received from the education sector recently
> Learn more about how you can support children and young people’s mental health
Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros