Schools open their classrooms to millions of pupils in England and Wales with hopes and fears.
Although health officials are clear young people suffer much milder disease, there is still anxiety among pupils about how the term will pan out, after 18 months of intermittent Covid disruption.
National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Paul Whiteman said schools were focused on helping pupils recover from the disruption. "We know the past 18 months have been incredibly difficult for young people, and we have invested more than £17m to build on the mental health support currently available in schools."The NSPCC says concerns over the school return were a frequent theme during its ChildLine counselling sessions this summer.
"It's quite scary to think that... I'm going back to school full-time and the rules on masks and social distancing have been eased."Northern Ireland GCSE pupil, Aoife, is worried about school work. As a second year GCSE student she would have completed most of her exams by now.Aoife struggled working from her bedroom during lockdown and says: "Even coming home now, it feels different to how it did before Covid.
He worries about the face-to-face teaching he has missed and says there has not been "much normal during my time at secondary school".
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