Back to school - Top tips to get ready for the big return

Published: Feb. 25, 2021, 10:42 a.m.

As a working mother of three, ITV News Presenter Faye Barker is among millions of parents and guardians preparing to send their children back to the classroom from March 8 after months of home schooling.

In this episode, \u2028\u2028Erin Price, the head of school at Ramsgate Holy Trinity in Kent, joins Deirdre Kehoe of the Young Minds charity to give Faye everything she - and you - need to know.

\u2028\u2028So what can she and others do before the big return? What practical steps can be taken to give children the confidence to relearn the daily act of learning in school? And will it matter if they haven't done all their homework?!

Plus, what impact has the pandemic had on this generation of school pupils? Our guests share their informed opinions on whether the absence from regular school life really will lead to a so-called 'lost generation'.