Recovery
The disruption children and young people have faced to their education during the pandemic has been extensive and will likely have profound consequences. Attainment and educational progress will have been affected, but so too will their social and emotional development.
As children begin to return to the classroom, schools will have a crucial role to play in both understanding, and responding to, the various impacts of the pandemic, such as the impact on mental health and well-being and the loss of learning accumulated over lockdown. it is crucial that schools support them to be happy and healthy, and provide a nurturing environment in which to learn.