Hartlepool Mail readers share tributes and messages on National Thank a Teacher Day

Many of you got in touch to pay tribute to some of the fantastic schools and staff who have continued to provide support during lockdown.

Here are some of the responses:

Tracie Bestford: Teachers at Sacred Heart School who are keeping key workers and vulnerable children happy and safe in school whilst also hand delivering work and telephoning those children who are at home. Checking in on patents to see how they're coping, we really appreciate all the help and support we have received 👏👏👏👏👏

Robyn Mallabar: Big shout out to all my work colleagues at St Helen’s Primary School for doing a fantastic job keeping the vulnerable and key workers’ children safe and happy! What a great team they are!😁👐

Julie Robinson: To all the teachers and support staff at Hesleden Primary school. A big Thank you for everything that you all have been doing.

Ann-marie Gorse: All the staff at Catcote are doing a great job keeping the children happy in this hard time, giving them all a lovely gift and nice letter and dropping their work off every week. Thank you you’re doing a great job and it's the best school in town.

Alice Skinner: Lindsey Tennant-Williams & all the staff at Hartlepool Sixth Form who want nothing but the best for their students no matter what their previous experiences with education!! ❤️

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