Summary
- The largest proportion of parents / carers say there should be a focus on supporting staff and students with catching up on academic progress that may have been missed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, such as using 1:1 tuition, extra lessons or longer school days. Others simply suggest that the schools should stay open throughout potential further restrictions
- Also common are comments focused around the need for greater support with health and wellbeing – particularly mental health due to the impact it may have on learning
When asked about what steps respondents believed could be taken to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on their child/children’s education
39% of respondents say that there should be a focus on academic progress
27% say that schools should stay open
23% say that the focus should be on health and or wellbeing
10% mention Covid regulations and or vaccinations
6% say better communication and or planning
6% say better online learning capabilities
2% say that they do not know
11% suggest other things that could mitigate the impact
Mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of children
Base (residents who are worried about the impact of the pandemic on their children’s education): 72
| wdt_ID | Responses (showing key themes) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Focus on academic progress | 39 |
| 2 | Schools should stay open | 27 |
| 3 | Focus on health and wellbeing | 23 |
| 4 | COVID regulations and vaccinations | 10 |
| 5 | Better communication/ planning | 6 |
| 6 | Better online learning capabilities | 6 |
| 7 | I don't know | 2 |
| 8 | Other | 11 |
