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More than half of school pupils in England struggled with home learning during lockdown, largely due to lack of motivation, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
More than half of children struggle with home schooling, new figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock
More than half of children struggle with home schooling, new figures show. Picture: Adobe Stock

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Half of pupils ‘struggled with home-schooling’

More than half of English school children struggled with home-schooling during lockdown, new data from the Office for National Statistics shows.

Some 52 per cent of parents with school-aged children polled said at least one child in their household was struggling to learn at home.

Of these parents, 77 per cent said lack of motivation was the reason behind this. 

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