And spoiler alert – teaching their children themselves while potentially juggling their own livelihoods has proved a mammoth task.
Many mums and dads have developed a new-found appreciation for the heroes leading our region’s classrooms, and rightly so. But during lockdown number three, despite the brilliant remote support they continue to receive from teachers, parents tell us it can still be tough to make a horse drink once it’s been led to water.
These photos, sent in by readers of The Express, help to illustrate what homeschooling during a global pandemic really looks like. We're all doing the best that we can - and that's all we can do... We'll be sharing more of your photos later this week.

13. Enjoying it
Jamie Gallivan said: "A snack whilst they work!! My boys have really settled in to it and kind of enjoy schooling this way."

14. Author
Gemma Drury Vaughn Wood said: "Writing up a story but it's took alot of effort to get him to, it it's not the same at home, don't want to do school work he's happy to do the live lessons with his teacher."

15. Mum and son
Samantha Hackney-Lyons said: "My son Oscar waiting for his online lesson to start at the corner of my desk while I’m working at the same time!"

16. Cosy
Linda Louise Marshall said: "Matilda aged 7 1/2 doing some geography in a onesie."

