Education of poorest pupils in England and Wales 'suffers most during Covid isolation'

Education of poorest pupils in England and Wales 'suffers most during Covid isolation':

Survey for charity Teach First reveals scale of socio-economic divide among schools in England and Wales

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Four out of five schools with the poorest pupils in England and Wales do not have enough devices and internet access to ensure all self-isolating pupils can keep learning, according to a leading education charity.

The lack of equipment means schools were having to dip into alternative budgets and that it was the the poorest pupils’ education that suffered during self-isolation, Teach First warned.

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