Thousands of children return to school in Kent after Covid lockdown but headteacher explains easing them back in is biggest task | Updated: 15:25, 08 March 2021 A longer lunch break and extra snacks - it's a return to school but not as we know it. Thousands of children across Kent will return to classrooms today after the longest Christmas break in history - although admittedly some did return for one day before the government performed a screeching u-turn. Tiger Primary head teacher, Hayley King, speaks on preparing to welcome children back For two-and-a-half months the vast majority of pupils have been learning from their living rooms in an effort to get a grip on spiralling Covid-19 cases.