Surely, repeating this school year is the only way?

[YardleyX]

In what world would it ever have been thought an option to just finish school for the year in March, and then carry on to the next year as though nothing’s happened?!??

Some schools have worked exceptionally hard to continue educating during the pandemic, but official line from the government is that the “curriculum is suspended”.

Therefore, unless the entire curriculum is being re-written, all the way up to and including A level, how can there possibly be an expectation for every child in the country to just ‘move on’ in September?

Year 11 and Year 13 could move on. Impact would therefore be no schools have a Year 11 this year, and some provision needs to be made in order to accommodate this years Reception intake.

Hardly ideal, but better than an entire generation of children falling so far behind, and in lots of cases probably never catching up.

The accommodation my daughter is booked into next year hasn’t closed. Many students are still living there though many chose to return home.

Online teaching continued at the uni dh teaches at. He spent the whole of Easter holidays marking final year assessments. The students missed some practical work but mostly it was exam/essay time anyway.

Thankfully my son moved schools in January and they have a daily timetable to follow and work to do for the "school day" so he isn't missing out. My step daughter remains at old school and they have little to nothing set, I personally would be finding things for her to do but neither parent seems bothered so I have to keep quiet 🤫