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REGRESSION OR tinSEg puNDpil?s in Suppor challenging times
With the pandemic still affecting our day-to o-day lives, how best can schools identify the diffe erences between regression n due to lost learning and SEND, and what is the e best way to support child dren as we move into a seccond winter with Covid d-19? Claire Pressdee exam mines the issue and looks at some of the informatio on available to guide and in nform schools, settings and d staff. here have been severa al reports documenting the difficulties that the pandemic has presented for our children and young people. The research report, ‘Covid 19 – Supporting Parents, Adolescents and Children in Epidemics
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(CO-SPACE)’, released in May 2021, stated “B Behavioural, emotional and restless/ attentiona al difficulties have increased again since the la atest lockdown in January 2021. This was especially the case in primary school age ed children.” This is worrying, not only for the education sector and our pupils, but for socciety as a whole.
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SUPPORT AND ADVICE There have been many proposals as to how best to support pupils during this time. The Government has pledge ed £1.4 billion, including £100 miillion for ex xtra tutoring hours. Meanwhile e, the Scottish Government has announced £115 million to o boost young people’s mental health, incluuding targeting
