‘Everyone is losing out in this generation, some much more than others,’ says expert
“Most homework consisted of assignments, worksheets and watching videos,” the UCL study found. “On average children were given two such pieces of homework a day.”The survey, which is based on the UK Household Longitudinal Study, found that 71 per cent of state school children received less than one daily online lesson.provided four or more online lessons daily, compared with just 6 per cent of state schools.
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