In this first of a two-part series on Covid-19 Reflections, neurosurgeon John Brecknell, head of school for the London Postgraduate school of surgery discusses the impact of Covid-19 on surgical teaching and training with RCS Educator, Elise Omfalos. Though this interview was recorded on 4 May and there have been a number of developments with regards to social distancing guidelines in the intervening weeks, the long-term challenges for education posed by the ongoing pandemic remain broadly unchanged.