At a time when schools are working tirelessly to adapt to new ways of working, an Inspiration Teacher Training trainee has share her experience. Carol Simpson is training to become a teacher during the Covid-19 crisis. Read her blog below:

Every Inspiration Teacher Training trainee has a mentor. They are experts in their subject areas and offer support, advice and guidance. Mentors are just one of the benefits of choosing the Inspiration Teacher Training course. There's still time to apply to start your training in September 2020. Find out more about the secondary and primary courses available.

The government has said that schools and nurseries are on track to begin welcoming more children back from Monday 1st June.

• From Monday 1st June children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 could return to school.
• From Monday 15th June, students in Year 10 and Year 12 could start to have some contact with teachers to help prepare for their exams.

The government has said that secondary school students sitting exams next year - Year 10s and Year 12s - could start receiving face-to-face support from their school after half term, from Monday 1st June, at the earliest. We know that our families will have questions about how this will work. We hope our Q&A below will help.

The Inspiration Trust has signed a letter, alongside more than 20 other trusts, urging the education sector to move forward together. 

It's been announced that phased school returns could happen from 1 June (after half term) at the earliest. The Prime Minister has said this will be done in stages, beginning with Reception, Year 1 and Year 6. The government has now published a Q&A for families and further guidance.