Schools tsar says England’s £1.7bn Covid catch-up package not enough

Education recovery commissioner tells MPs children will need long-term support planCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government’s newly appointed education recovery commissioner has warned that the prime minister’s £1.7bn catch-up package is not sufficient and that England’s children will need a sustained, far-reaching recovery plan.Sir Kevan Collins, who was recently appointed to lead the government’s catch-up strategy, told MPs on the influential cross-party education committee he hoped the disruption caused by the pandemic would lead to long-term education reform and that the crisis had exposed underlying scars in the system. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/02/schools-tsar-says-englands-17bn-covid-catch-up-package-not-enough #schools #education #coronavirus #uk_news #england #inequality #politics #primary_schools #secondary_schools #special_educational_needs