The disregard for teachers during Covid is the ultimate proof of a vilified and undervalued profession

Teachers have long known that their profession isn’t appreciated and Covid has made that even clearer

I’ve always known that teaching in the UK is an underappreciated profession. Successive governments have underfunded schools and colleges and right wing media has continued to lambaste and brand teachers as lazy. Furthermore, the hackneyed belief that teachers are always on holiday, and off…