Hand sanitiser in a classroom at St Andrew's RC Secondary School in Glasgow, March 15, 2021
A “GENERATION of children” could be damaged by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic unless the government takes faster and more effective action, MPs have said.
The public accounts committee (PAC) said today it was “alarming” that it may take a decade for the gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and others to return to pre-pandemic levels.
In a report, the group said it is “not confident” that schools will be able to afford to provide the tutoring required to support all pupils who need it once the government withdraws its National Tutoring Programme (NTP) subsidy.
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK