Furthermore, teachers estimate that at least four in 10 pupils will need “intensive catch-up support” this academic year, with only two-thirds of the usual curriculum having been covered during the 2019/20 academic year.
The research involved around 3,000 school leaders and teachers from across more than 2,200 primary and secondary schools and was carried out in July by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).
Its 72-page report highlights the challenges that teachers and pupils will face as schools open fully. It warns that 74 per cent of the teachers in the study did not feel able to teach to their usual standard under the safety regulations that were in force.
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