“Despite the superhuman efforts of school leaders, teachers and families to keep children learning, many pupils are no longer performing as they should be for their age,” concluded the report by Juniper Education, based on data collected from schools using its assessment software. The report is the latest evidence to suggest that the learning loss suffered by pupils during lockdown has been significant and may require more resources than the £1.3bn now allocated by the government for pupils in England. While there was an across-the-board fall of a quarter in the proportion of children wo...