BLOG: Schools reopening – Don’t lose the benefits of the lockdown

Our Director & Chief Operating Officer Ian Hargreaves explores how primary educators can utilise the brighter sides of remote learning now that schools have reopened

Pupils, teachers and parents are finally celebrating a return to the classroom following extensive school closures during the pandemic.

However, there is a risk that the positive lessons from online learning might be lost if we do not take the time to reflect to see what has worked (and what has not) during the last year.

The transition to distance learning highlighted the ‘digital divide’, with as many as a third of children lacking any internet connection at all and the creator of the worldwide web Sir Tim Berners-Lee recently calling on governments to invest in universal broadband by 2030. Unfortunately, this issue is yet to be resolved despite many pupils continuing to self-isolate or shield.

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