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Sarah Simons
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Covid-19 lockdown day 7: ‘Everyone has joined us’
College teacher Sarah Simons is halfway through her two weeks in isolation when the rest of the UK joins her in lockdown
24 March 2020
Covid-19 lockdown day 5: ‘It’s now constant worry’
College teacher Sarah Simons is concerned for the wellbeing of her students forced into isolation by coronavirus
23 March 2020
Depression doesn’t ask if it’s OK to visit
Just when you least expect it, depression sneaks up on you, writes Sarah Simons
21 March 2020
Covid-19 lockdown day 4: Let’s form a club
Sarah Simons is distracting herself from worry about her parents by forming ‘clubs’
20 March 2020
Covid-19 lockdown day 3: GCSE exams cancelled
For college teacher Sarah Simons, the cancellation of exams due to coronavirus means that her son has left school
19 March 2020
Covid-19 lockdown day two: Trying to stay calm
On the second day of lockdown, Sarah Simons is imagining a world with no breakfast, GCSEs or money...
18 March 2020