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Covid absences for disadvantaged pupils raise catch-up concerns

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School absence due to Covid-19 is much higher among disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs (SEND), a report reveals.
Covid-related absences are higher among disadvantaged children. Picture: Adobe Stock
Covid-related absences are higher among disadvantaged children. Picture: Adobe Stock

The latest findings from Ofsted, which has published three separate investigations into how Covid-19 continues to impact on children and students’ learning and personal development and the approaches education providers are using to help them catch up, found low attendance remains a “stubborn concern”.

The report, Education recovery in schools: autumn, found some schools had more Covid-19 related absences among disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.

It is based on evidence collected during routine inspections of 98 primary and secondarys schools in England between 25 October and 19 November, accounting for nearly a quarter of all school inspections carried out during that time.

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