At the height of the Covid-19 crisis, experts were already warning that the worst effects would not be felt for another five, 10 and 20 years.
The ominous impact of the pandemic on our children is already starting to be seen with a troubling government report finding the attainment gap between privileged and disadvantaged students is now wider than it was pre-pandemic.
Digital poverty has been a factor in causing this. As schools moved learning online, one in five children did not have a laptop or device they could use at home. Across the UK, 1.7 million households are not connected to the internet. This is linked to economic disadvantage, with 53 per cent of these households reporting they can't afford a broadband bill.
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