TEACHERS and staff at Knox Academy have been praised for their efforts while pupils were out of the classroom.

Youngsters throughout the county have been learning online for much of the year, with a phased return to secondary school for pupils currently under way.

Thomas Guy, an S6 pupil at the secondary school, attended Haddington’s community council meeting last month.

He said that pupils were “really appreciative of the work teachers are putting in”.

He added: “For the most part, it has been really good and we’ve had a lot of support.”