Children in schools serving the most disadvantaged pupils covered fewer learning materials when studying at home than their peers in schools with more affluent intakes, an analysis suggests. Remote learners at these schools covered a smaller fraction of in-class learning materials than remote learners at schools in less deprived areas. 'Teachers in the most deprived schools also reported lower levels of communication with their pupils, only being in regular contact with an average of 50% of their pupils compared with 67% of pupils in the least deprived schools.' Researchers said another possible explanation for the trend could be that social problems associated with deprivation 'have a greater impact on pupils learning remotely than when they are in school'. 'The Government rollout of laptops for these pupils to enable them to access remote learning was ponderous.

Source: Daily Mail September 22, 2021 18:39 UTC