There are some exceptions, but the most striking difference is between state schools and private schools
watches his son cycle round Central Park in Peterborough. Before the government imposed a lockdown, he says, the boy would spend about nine hours a day at primary school, allowing him to go to work in a prison. And now? Mr Stiopu’s son reports that his teachers are setting a bit of work online. It is “easy” and he dashes it off in less than two hours.
Schools have had a rough time. On March 23rd they were given two working days’ notice to close, while remaining open to vulnerable pupils and children of key workers. On May 11th the government asked English schools to restart some classes in June, but the teachers’ unions are against that, and it seems likely that few children will return before September. Schools have had little guidance about what and how to teach the 98% supposed to be studying at home.
John Gilligan, the head of Hampton College in Peterborough, says he was warned against trying to deliver live lessons by his professional association and the teachers’ unions. Portals like Zoom may not be secure, he says; they also allow participants to peer into each others’ bedrooms, putting children at risk. He also concluded it would be unwise to push on with the curriculum.
This is probably harming pupils. Studies show that young children—especially poor ones—backslide during the summer holidays, with the poor faring especially badly. Children with learning difficulties may be worst off. On a Peterborough housing estate, Anna Adams says that her autistic son, who loves maths, has been unable to get any work done at all. Worse, he has become so terrified of the virus that she is not sure he will ever return to school.
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