Covid-19 will change education far beyond lockdown

If we are to provide our children with a future, we cannot return to the status quo.

ALTRINCHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 08: Children's PE bags hang on coat hooks at Oldfield Brow Primary School during the coronavirus lockdown on April 08, 2020 in Altrincham, England. The government announced the closure of UK schools from March 20 except for the children of key workers, such as NHS staff, and vulnerable pupils, such as those looked after by local authorities. The prime minister has said schools will remain closed "until further notice," and many speculate they may not reopen until next term. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

For most of us, for now, the future is on pause, but it is a credit to school leaders, teachers and support staff in every part of the country that they have been able to transform schools in a matter of days. Now pupils are enabled to work from home and schools still provide support to the most vulnerable and the children of key workers.

But as we question what the future may look like after this crisis, one thing has become clear: if we are to provide our children with a passport to their future, we cannot return to the status quo.