Research has found that while many infant school-aged children have caught up after the health crisis, the disadvantage gap is “wider than before the pandemic and shows no sign of reducing”.
Separate research has also raised concerns about babies born during the pandemic falling behind with their social skills and fears for their safety amid increased risk of neglect and abuse.
The school-age research found that for year 2 pupils the gap between the richest and poorest is six months in their reading progress, and five months for maths.
The gap is wider for year 3 pupils where children from richer families are nine months ahead of their less affluent peers for reading. The gap is eight months in maths for this year.
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