Over the past year, the role of the teacher has changed dramatically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Classroom teaching ground to a halt, remote learning was propelled to the forefront of every school, college and education provider’s approach to learning, and teachers were forced to rethink their delivery methods to adapt to this new digital world.
Addressing the Education Policy Institute, education secretary Gavin Williamson called the response a “major achievement”, saying it would bring about a “revolution in learning”.
“Unprecedented problems require unprecedented solutions,” Williamson said, “and schools, teachers and leaders have all pulled together to bring about one of the biggest shifts the education sector has ever seen.”