Schools will focus on wellbeing as well as learning
The government’s focus on ‘catching up’ as children return to school will be as much about their emotional wellbeing as learning, the new children’s commissioner has said.
As many children returned to school today after two months in national lockdown, Dame Rachel de Souza said she had spoken to Sir Kevan Collins, who has [...]
All children back to school on 8 March in government’s roadmap out of lockdown
All children and students will return to face to face education in schools and college from 8 March, the prime minister announced last night.
Boris Johnson has said throughout lockdown that getting children back into school has been the top priority. By 8 March everyone in the top four vaccine priority cohorts will have received [...]
Emphasis on catching up at school is unhelpful
The emphasis on children ‘catching up’ at school is unhelpful, the British Psychological Society has warned, urging a focus instead on supporting the wellbeing and educational needs of all children.
The BPS is concerned that focusing on lost learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic misses the mark, particularly for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.
Dr [...]
Government appoints education recovery commissioner
An education recovery commissioner has been appointed by the prime minister to ensure children and young people recover learning lost as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boris Johnson announced the appointment of Sir Kevan Collins as the government’s Education Recovery Commissioner, to oversee a comprehensive programme of catch-up aimed at young people who have [...]
Schools should close for as short a period as possible, says Anne Longfield
Ministers must ‘strain every sinew’ to get schools open again quickly, the children’s commissioner for England has urged.
Now the government has announced schools will close, it is vital that this happens for as short a period as possible, Anne Longfield has stated. Schools should open again quickly and certainly before non-essential shops, theme parks, [...]
Schools closed to all but vulnerable children and children of key workers
All primary schools, secondary schools and colleges will move to remote learning from today after the prime minister Boris Johnson last night announced a national lockdown in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Education establishments will only remain open for the children of key workers – including social workers, NHS staff and teachers [...]
