Letters: A plan to make sure that all pupils catch up when schools reopen
3 February 2021 • 12:02am When schools reopen, longer school days could help pupils who may have suffered setbacks in lockdown to catch up Credit: Jacob King/PA SIR – As a schoolmaster of 34 years, I recognise the challenge that both educators and learners are facing over “lost schooling” (report, February 1) – but it is not an insurmountable one. One enviable benefit of independent education is that many independent schools have much longer working days than state schools, and some also provide lessons on Saturdays. Extending the school day to 5pm would mean, for some schools, the ...
Source: telegraph.co.uk