BBCNEWS Coronavirus September 13, 2021 01:36:00
We have been doing that analysis for the government in fact to look at the extent of lost learning over the last year. what we have found is that young people are on average about 3.5 months behind. this was back in the spring term so around march 2020. so 3.5 months behind in maths and two months behind on average in reading but importantly, going back to what jules was saying, those gaps are wider for pupils from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds. so in other words there is a double whammy, some poorer schools suffered more from covid in terms of the length of closures and families af...