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Far from narrowing their curriculum, some schools are prioritising children’s well-being, language and the arts to help them adjust following lockdown. By Charlotte Goddard

Many schools are adopting a ‘recovery curriculum’ rather than a ‘catch-up’ one

As schools across the country reopen after the summer holiday, teachers are grappling with questions about the impact of the pandemic on children returning to school, or starting school for the first time. On top of practical issues such as health and safety, schools are also having to rethink what they are going to teach and how they are going to teach it.

The Government has been clear that children, even the youngest in school, will need to ‘catch up’ with lost learning. Catch-up funding of £80 per pupil will be available over the next academic year. In June, the Government also confirmed an £18 million extension of the Opportunity Area programme, delivered across 12 of the most disadvantaged areas of the country, with a new focus on making up lost learning time due to the pandemic.

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