Coronavirus: A third of pupils 'not engaging with work'
Secondary schools with the highest number of children eligible for free school meals reported that 48% of pupils were engaged with learning activities, compared to 66% and 77% of pupils at schools in the middle and lowest brackets.
But teachers from the most deprived schools report a lower parental engagement, at 41%, than those from the least deprived schools, at 62%.There is concern that many young people are disengaging without the school routine There is a risk that the attainment gap will widen as a result of the pandemic, she added, calling for a"comprehensive and long-term plan to address this issue".
Geoff Barton, general secretary of the heads' union ASCL, backed a national plan"to help these children to catch up".
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