COVID schools crisis: Will virtual classrooms catch on?

On Wednesday, Boris Johnson expressed hope that it will be safe to reopen schools in England from 8 March at the earliest. But it’s not that straightforward. <br /> <br />The full return of face-to-face learning is heavily dependent on the success of the vaccine rollout and a decline in COVID-19 cases.<br /> <br />Teachers, parents and pupils have had to re-adjust to remote learning during this lockdown but could online lessons have a permanent place in the education structure in future?<br /> <br />On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast, teacher Mathury Jeganathan shares her experience of swapping the traditional school building for a virtual classroom.<br /> <br />Host Jonathan Samuels is also joined by founder of My Online Schooling, Tom Crombie and Sky’s Laura Bundock as we examine the lessons learned.<br /><br />Daily podcast team:<br />Podcast producer - Annie Joyce<br />Podcast producer - Nicola Eyers<br />Podcast apprentice – Lauren Pinkney<br />Interviews producer - Tatiana Alderson<br />Archive - Simon Windsor<br />Archive - Rob Fellowes<br />Music - Steven Wheeler