As I look to plan for the new term, anxieties are setting (Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

As the new term draws closer I feel incredibly apprehensive about returning to school.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my job as a secondary school teacher, I love what I do every day in the classroom; it’s all I have ever known, for over 20 years. I genuinely believe that it is a privilege to help shape and mould the futures of young people.