Teachers reject Covid catchup options of extended school day and shorter holidays
Union survey in England, Wales and Northern Ireland also shows lack of enthusiasm for tutoring scheme
The overwhelming majority of teachers – 98% – are opposed to an extended school day and shorter holidays as a means of helping children’s learning recovery after the pandemic, according to a major union poll, which also revealed a lack of enthusiasm for the government’s tutoring scheme.
The wide-ranging survey of 10,000 members of the National Education Union (NEU) highlighted the devastating impact of poverty on disadvantaged children, exposed by the pandemic, with teachers describing panic in families struggling without free school meal vouchers, and having to support families evicted during the Covid crisis.
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