In the last two years, pupils and school and teaching staff have experienced situations of discomfort, malaise, stress, distancing, learning deficits and relationship problems. To contrast this acute phenomena caused by the pandemic, schools are now invested with new responsibilities and are called to implement courses, continuous and professional training, as well as training offers, aimed at encouraging the creation and strengthening of soft-skills, decreed by Regulation n. 2372/22 for the citizens of tomorrow. The article proposed using the scientific literature and research intends to examine the impact and psycho-emotional risks generated by the pandemic on pupils, highlighting the urgency of implementing educational paths that favour development, growth and monitoring of soft skills.