Whilst I am optimistic by nature, I think it is reasonable to assume that next term will continue to challenge schools. At Yattendon, we have certainly noticed that there are now significant issues securing supply teachers to cover absent teachers, for instance, and this appears to be a national issue.  Whilst we will continue to do everything possible to maintain face-to-face teaching, we know there is the possibility that there may be times when we have to close classes and switch to remote learning. This will very much be a last resort and will be as a result of guidance from health authorities or decisions made at government level. As before, we will        communicate with you as much as possible and provide high quality remote education using the Google Classroom platform, if it becomes necessary to do so.