COVID-19 pandemic has affected children’s speaking and understanding
Almost 70% of teachers believe the children they teach are behind with their speaking and/ or understanding as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a children’s communication charity has warned.
A new survey of teachers published by I CAN suggests that an estimated 1.5 million children and young people are at risk of [...]
Education outcomes for Scottish looked after children improves
Educational outcomes for children in care in Scotland have improved over the last 10 years, however, the gap between the outcomes of looked after children and their peers remains.
Official Scottish government statistics showed that 38% of looked after children left school with school with one or more qualification at The Scottish Credit [...]
Resource to support mental health in schools
A new online learning resource to help educational staff in Scotland to support young people’s mental health has been launched by the Scottish government.
The Mental Health Foundation, Children's Health Scotland and training provider Digital Bricks developed the tool which is available to all primary, secondary and special school staff. The resource includes [...]
Ofsted: Weaknesses in SEND system exacerbated during pandemic
Existing weaknesses in the system for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ofsted has warned.
Ofsted inspectors found that families were exhausted, even despairing, particularly when they were still unable to access essential services for their children by the time the inspection was carried out in spring 2021.
Chief [...]
Pupils regressed significantly in January lockdown
The national lockdown in January 2021 had a huge impact on pupils’ learning putting them behind by an average of 3.5 months in maths and 2.2 months in English, research for the Department for Education has found.
The analysis, carried out by the Education Policy Institute and Renaissance Learning for the Department, also [...]
Education Recovery Commissioner resigns amid funding row
The Education Recovery Commissioner has stepped down from the role amid a row over funding.
Prime minister Boris Johnson announced the appointment of Sir Kevan Collins as the government’s Education Recovery Commissioner in February, to oversee a comprehensive programme of catch-up aimed at young people who have lost out on learning due to [...]
