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“Critical situations often lead to change, and I am sure this recent experience will be no different”
and the way they’ve reacted, because, for most, it was the toughest period of their career. It was a big learning curve for us, as it was for most schools, and I’m proud of how quickly we got there.” For Victoria Hearn, principal of Impington Village College, lockdown also provided proof of just how united her colleagues are. “For us, having to think on our feet cemented how much of a team we all are. All staff members, at every level, were willing to get involved and help one another out. It was heart-warming to see everyone pull together during such an uncertain time.” Teachers’ wholesale adoption of technology in our schools has also been extremely impressive. “I think IT understanding and usage probably moved on three or four years in about two weeks, which is a really positive dividend,” says Douglas Robb, headmaster at Gresham’s. “It has turbo-boosted the integration of technology into teaching. The capacity was always there, but the pandemic created the imperative to use it.” Many schools had already invested in snazzy IT systems that were being used,
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