Lessons from Lockdown explores the impact of COVID-19 on our schooling systems, on the young people and families that they serve, and on all who work in our schools, and asks what the long-term ramifications might be for the pedagogy and purpose of formal education. Drawing on the voices of over one hundred pupils, parents and professionals, it reveals how teachers, learners and schools are adapting their practice in areas such as curriculum modelling, parental engagement, assessment, home learning, and on-line and blended learning. In this timely new book, Tony Breslin draws on his experience as a teacher, researcher, examiner, school governor and policy influencer to assess what the educational legacy of COVID-19 could be, and the potential that it offers for reframing how we ‘do’ schooling. He argues that there is much to learn from this tumultuous period and that, post-lockdown, we ought to take advantage of the opportunity that it has offered to produce a more personalised, family-friendly and inclusive approach to schooling, and to learning more broadly. Whatever your place in this landscape, Lessons from Lockdown is a must-read for all concerned about the shape and purpose of schooling systems in mature economies – schooling systems and economies set on recovering from the kind of ‘system-shock’ that the pandemic has delivered.