40 Percent of Pupils in England Missed Target for Learning Time During Closures: Report

40 Percent of Pupils in England Missed Target for Learning Time During Closures: Report
Children taking part in home schooling, studying mathmatics, English, and sciences from their home in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on April 20, 2020. Peter Byrne/PA
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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When schools in England were closed during lockdowns, 4 out of 10 children didn’t receive the minimum teaching as set out in the government’s own benchmarks for remote learning time, according to a new report.

The report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), published on Sept. 6, comes as pupils return to school in England after the summer break with pandemic restrictions now mostly lifted.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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