This morning.
The youngest children have been most affected by lockdowns and closures during the Covid pandemic, new UK research finds.
Via The Guardian:
The research – published by the Education Endowment Foundation – found parents and teachers concerned that children in England were struggling with their emotional wellbeing as well as their ability to learn language and numeracy skills, after starting in reception classes after the earlier spring lockdown.
Teachers who spoke to the researchers said the disruption had left some infants with “low self-esteem and confidence”, and that more children than previously “feel overwhelmed” by learning.
Others highlighted increased behaviour problems seen when children returned to school, with some “biting, hitting, unable to share”, leading to teachers having to focus more on helping children settle back into school.
Ruth Coleman, headteacher at Highfield school in Ipswich, said: “When children returned to our nursery after the pandemic, many struggled with vital aspects of early years development, such as personal touch, or coping in bigger groups of children.
Younger children most affected by Covid lockdowns, new research finds (The Guardian)
Meanwhile…
‘New research’.
A fucking lobotomised chimp could have told you this was going to happen on day one, you evil pieces of shit.
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