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- Some pupils are facing a "lost decade" of progress in schools in England if action is not taken, MPs have warned. Their report expressed alarm that it could take 10 years for the gap between disadvantaged children and others to narrow to what it was before Covid.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-65814786Pupils face 'lost decade' in education after Covid, MPs warn
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Prospects for a generation of children could be damaged without faster action from Government. One in eight schools did not take up National Tutoring Programme recovery scheme in 2021/22. Pupil absence higher than pre-pandemic, particularly among disadvantaged pupils.
Jun 8, 2023 · Disadvantaged pupils have, on average, lower attainment than other pupils, and results from Key Stage 1, 2 and 4 tests taken in 2022 show that this gap had grown since the start of the pandemic, reversing the progress that had been made to narrow the gap since 2012.
Disadvantaged pupils have, on average, lower attainment than other pupils and this gap widens as pupils progress through their education. In 2023, the disadvantage gap among pupils aged 5 was 4.6 months, down slightly from 4.8 months in 2022.
Jun 18, 2022 · Thousands of the most vulnerable and troubled children in England have been lost in the education system because there is not enough specialist provision to look after them - with many high-risk kids being out of school for nearly two years.
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Mar 11, 2024 · The Children’s Commissioner recently reported an exponential rise in vulnerable pupils ‘with some form of unmet need’ exiting the state school system. Many of these, undoubtedly tagged as ‘disadvantaged’, have now morphed into ‘invisible’ children.
Jun 7, 2023 · Disruption to children’s education during the COVID-19 pandemic led to lost learning for many pupils, particularly for disadvantaged children. The Department has announced total funding of £4.9 billion to address learning loss and support education recovery, covering early years, schools and education for 16- to 19-year-olds.
