A national discussion on education – so what for school leaders?

As the dust begins to settle on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many education systems around the world are considering what next? The pandemic has been a major interruption to the education of children and young people with ongoing significant consequences for their well being and mental health (Creswell et al. 2021). Hence, it would now seem appropriate, if not essential, that educators everywhere, including those leading and managing schools, address the important question of who and what matters most in the next phase of education. One thing is clear, it would be a huge, missed opportunity to simply revert to the norms and practices that defined the boundaries of education, in various countries, before the pandemic took hold. While the debate about ‘learning loss’ has dominated much of the discourse about education during COVID times, it is also clear that much has been learned and gained from the most disruptive period in contemporary history.

Författare: Alma Harris, Carol Campbell och Michelle Jones

A national discussion on education – so what for school leaders?