Lockdown Over Learning? A Look Into A Student's Mind - Joanne Shotonwa-Roages, Townley Grammar School

With cases of the new Omicron variant being reported across the UK, secondary students fear how a lockdown would be detrimental to their studies and mental health. Exam season is drawing near, and as year 10 students prepare for their mock exams and GCSEs, the fear of a lockdown lingers in the back of students’ minds, affecting some students more than others. There is no definite answer to the question: ‘will there be another lockdown?’, and this fact is worrying students more