DfE under fire for being resistant to learning lessons from pandemic
The Department for Education has come under fire for failing to set standards for in-school or remote learning during 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and has been accused of being “surprisingly resistant” to lessons-learned exercise amid concerns over catchup offer.
The Public Accounts Committee states that when schools were closed to most pupils [...]
Education recovery totalling £13.5bn required from government
A three-year funding package of £13.5 billion is required to ensure the educational recovery of pupils following the COVID-19 pandemic, research has found.
The report by the Education Policy Institute says that significant investment will be required to deliver on the Prime Minister’s promise to the nation that “no child is left behind.”
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£17m government funding for mental health support in schools
More than £17m of government funding has been allocated for schools and colleges to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
Over £17m has been revealed to build on mental health support already available in education settings, as it continues to prioritise wellbeing alongside academic recovery.
As part of Mental Health Awareness [...]
Language and communication skills affected by disruption to schooling
Primary school teachers have raised concerns that language and communication among their students has been affected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emerging findings from an ongoing Education Endowment Foundation-funded study, which aims to examine the impact of Covid-19 disruption on primary school starters, suggest that language and communication are particular areas of concern [...]
Political pressure on children catching up educationally loses focus on mental health
Political pressure to prioritise ‘catching up’ educationally is at the expense of supporting students with mental health issues, according to two thirds of teachers polled by the NEU.
The survey of more than 10,000 teachers, support staff and school leaders found that 66% agreed that political pressure to ensure children catch up with missed education [...]
Teachers urge government to address child poverty
The government needs to address child poverty as a matter of urgency, a poll of teachers has urged.
The National Education Union surveyed more than 10,000 teachers, leaders and support staff from across the UK and in all school and college settings and more than two-thirds (68%) said that a rise in child poverty – [...]
