Bubble Schools and the Long Road from Lockdown

Dr Tony Breslin is an experienced educational leader and a widely published researcher, writer and commentator. A teacher by profession, he is Director at Breslin Public Policy Limited, Chair at Bushey Primary Education Federation and Chair of the Education Committee at Anthem Schools Trust.

1. The optimism of September: And the subsequently broken promise of normality. 2. After the grading crisis: What the class of 2020 did next, and what this might mean for Higher Education after lockdown. 3. It all ends in tiers: The different experiences of different learners in different settings. 4. Crisis at Christmas: Schools and the second surge. 5. Better connected?: Home-learning second time around. 6. ‘Examining’ the class of 2021: Exploding the myths of ‘teacher bias’ and ‘grade inflation’. 7. Beyond lockdown: Building curricula for catch-up, recovery and much more. 8. Leadership and governance in a hybrid world: The long road to genuinely blended provision. 9. Personalising learning for all: Utilising E-tech and bringing SEND strategies into the mainstream. 10. Autumn’s return: A testing time (and term) for all. Next Steps: Leading schools out of lockdown. References. Index.