SCHOOLCHILDREN across the Malvern Hills area returned to the classrooms this week, with headteachers delighted to see them back. Pupils at Welland Primary School arrived to balloons and a sign welcoming them back after the coronavirus lockdown. Elsewhere, Chase School headteacher Mike Fieldhouse welcomed the return of pupils, saying all had gone according to plan. He said: "We have been really pleased to welcome our students back into school this week to start the very important job of consolidating the learning that they have been doing during this most recent lockdown period. "The return to school has been very smooth and students have been fantastic whilst engaging with their lateral flow tests in our testing centre.