Research indicates that school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic will result in significantly poorer GCSE results for pupils in England, persisting well into the 2030s. Experts predict that the impact of lost educational time will lead to the worst exam results in decades, with projections showing that fewer than 40% of students will pass their English and Maths exams by 2030. The London School of Economics highlights that children who started school during the pandemic lost six crucial months of learning, a setback that will affect their academic performance for years. Educational professionals, including Maths teacher Bobby Seagull, have expressed concerns over the long-term consequences of these disruptions. Susanna Reid remarked, 'Looking back I think we failed our children during the pandemic,' and Chris McGovern from the Campaign for Real Education described the situation as 'devastating.'
'We're going to see the worst results in a generation' Maths teacher Bobby Seagull says children kept away from school during lockdown remain behind in English and Maths. https://t.co/2aDBT0tuAi
'We're going to see the worst results in a generation' Maths teacher Bobby Seagull discusses a report which projects that by 2030 fewer than 40% of students will pass their English and Maths exams. https://t.co/y7ynoc8YOl
'We're going to see the worst results in a generation' Maths teacher Bobby Seagull says children kept away from school during lockdown remain behind in English and Maths. https://t.co/fWt0DBCitK
Children who started school during the pandemic will have worse exam results well into the next decade after losing six crucial months of learning, a new report from the London School of Economics has found. https://t.co/Fn7jDA8LmF
Opinion I The effect of lockdown on schoolchildren has been so much worse than we imagined 🖋️ @Ed_Dorrell https://t.co/r9PzYDhAzS
Pupils in England ‘facing worst exam results in decades’ after Covid closures GCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdown https://t.co/cR3luutw3S h/t @MAbsoud
Pupils will face poorer GCSE results well into the 2030s, due to the legacy from school closures during the pandemic, researchers have warned. Campaign for Real Education's Chris McGovern: "We did it badly, it's devastating!" @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/v9oV8uYFm4
Headline in the Guardian - "Pupils in England ‘facing worst exam results in decades’ after Covid closures" And who cheered on these horrifically damaging restrictions at every turn, @guardian? Millions of children were utterly failed by lockdowns. Not projections, reality. https://t.co/I9EilawRwE
'Looking back I think we failed our children during the pandemic.' @susannareid100 School closures during the pandemic mean poorer GCSE results for pupils in England well into the 2030s. https://t.co/misitsgrFA