Essex back to school: Families and teachers enjoy smooth
JOY filled the playgrounds as thousands of socially distanced youngsters raced back to class for lessons and to see friends. Relieved parents across south Essex took their children back to school yesterday, and teachers were just as pleased to be back in the classrooms. At Lee Chapel Primary School in Basildon almost all the children returned, with 1,029 of out 1059 attending. Headteacher Sue Jackson said it went very smoothly and it was a joy to see all the little smiling faces. She said: “We’ve had toilets added to each classroom and hand dryers and the children wash their han...
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