When I was appointed education recovery commissioner in February, I was set a single exam question: what should be done to help children catch up learning lost in the pandemic? But advising the government on the education recovery plan has been the most important task of my professional life. SponsoredThe recovery approach we take will reveal our commitment to a generation of children. After the hardest of years, a comprehensive recovery plan — adequately funded and sustained over multiple years — would rebuild a stronger and fairer system. A half-hearted approach risks failing hundreds of thousands of pupils.

Source: The Times June 02, 2021 20:59 UTC