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Twoyear saf t ert hefir s tl ockdownal mos tat hi r dofyoungchi l dr enar e notr eachi ngl ear ni ngexpect at i onsf ort hei rage Twoyear ss i nces chool scl os edt omos tpupi l s , youngerchi l dr en’ sl ear ni ngi ss howi ngnos i gnofr ecover y, accor di ngt oone oft hel ar ges tr epor t si nt ot hei mpactoft hepandemi conpr i mar y s choolchi l dr enwhi chwasr el eas edt oday. Chi l dr eni nYear3( aged7-8year sol d)exper i encedas t eeper dr opi nt hei rl ear ni ngdur i ngt heCovi dcr i s i st hanol derpr i mar y s choolchi l dr en, andt hepandemi chasdel ayedt hei rr ecover y mor es ever el y. TheJ uni perEducat i onNat i onalDat as etRepor t , Mar ch2022– Thei mpactoft heCovi d1 9pandemi conpr i mar ys choolchi l dr en’ sl ear ni ngexami nest eacheras s es s mentdat af r om over hal fami l l i onpupi l sr epr es ent i ngmor et han6, 000pr i mar y s chool s . I tl ooksatt heper cent ageofpupi l sachi evi ng, orex ceedi ng, what i sexpect edf ort hei rage( ager el at edexpect at i ons )f oral lpupi l s whower ei npr i mar ys choolatt hes t ar toft hepandemi c–t he cur r entYear s3t hr ought o6. Thedat acompar est hei rat t ai nment i nr eadi ng, wr i t i ngandmat hswi t hpr epandemi cl evel s . Younges twor s taffect ed Ther epor tr eveal st hatnear l yonei nt hr eeofal l Year3chi l dr en hasnotmetager el at edexpect at i onsi nr eadi ng, wr i t i ngor mat hscompar edwi t har oundj us tonei nfivebef or et hepandemi c, whent hes epupi l swer ei nYear1 . I naut umn201 9, 82%of Year3pupi l sachi evedager el at edexpect at i onsi nr eadi ng, 79% i nwr i t i ngand83%i nmat hs . Twoyear sl at ert hes efigur eshave dr oppedt o68%, 58%and69%ofpupi l sr es pect i vel y. Fr az erWes t mor l and, headt eacherofMundel l aPr i mar ySchooli n Kent , s ai d: “ Thehugedi s r upt i onoft hepandemi cmeanst hat manychi l dr enhaven’ thadt heoppor t uni t yt or ehear s et her out i nes , s ki l l sands oci alas pect sofl ear ni ngwhi cht heynor mal l y devel opi nKeySt age1 . Sobyt het i met hos echi l dr enr eacht he mi ddl eyear sofpr i mar ys chool , t heyar es t r uggl i ngt ofindt hei r f eet . “ Thi sr epor tpr ovi desas t r ongevi dencebas ef r om whi chs chool s candi r ectt hei rs t r at egyandr es our cest os uppor tt hepupi l si n gr eat es tneedandhel pt hem maket hemos toft heyear sahead. ”
s how s i gnsofr ecover y. ThenumberofYear3pupi l swor ki ngatage r el at edexpect at i onshasf al l enpr ogr es s i vel yf r om pr epandemi c l evel sr i ghtt hr ought oaut umn2021 . However , t her ear es omeear l y s i gnsofr ecover yi nt heol deryeargr oupswi t has l i ghtupl i f ti nat t ai nmentdur i ngt heaut umnt er m. Year6r eadi ngat t ai nmenti ncr eas ed f r om 70%i ns ummer2021t o73%i naut umn2021 . Wr i t i ngat t ai nment r os ef r om 60%i ns ummer2021t o63%i naut umn2021 , andmat hs wentupf r om 67%t o70%
Met hodol ogy TheJ uni perEducat i onNat i onalDat as etcol l ect sanonymi s edt eacher as s es s mentdat af r om s chool swhi chus ei t spupi lt r acki ngs ol ut i onst o gi veper cent agesofpupi l swhoar eachi evi ngorex ceedi ngwhati sexpect edf ort hei rage( ager el at edexpect at i ons ) . Wehavet akent hepr epandemi cbas el i neofaut umn201 9andwe compar et hatwi t ht hr eef ur t herdat apoi nt sofaut umn2020, s ummer 2021andaut umn2021 . •Aut umn201 9pr ovi desani ndi cat i onofat t ai nmentpr epandemi c Younges tpupi l swi t hSENf al lf ur t herbehi ndt hei rpeer s •Aut umn2020gi vesas naps hotofat t ai nmentasl ockdown2. 0t akes Thepandemi chasr ai s ednew bar r i er sf orchi l dr enwi t hSEN, wi t ht he effect gapswi deni ngbet weenchi l dr enwi t hSENandt hei rcl as s mat es , par - •Summer2021offer si ns i ghti nt ot heeffectofl ockdown3. 0andt he t i cul ar l yi nYear3. I n201 9, t hegapi nat t ai nmentf orYear3pupi l swi t h s pr i ngr oadmap SENi nr eadi ngwas29per cent agepoi nt s . Twoyear sl at er , t hegaphas •Aut umn2021cover smont hsofdi s r upt i onduet ocont i nui nghi gh gr ownt o45poi nt s . l evel sofi nf ect i on Wr i t i ngi st hes ubj ectmos taffect ed Oft het hr eecor epr i mar ys ubj ect s , wr i t i ngs uffer edt hemos tf r om t he pandemi c. Al l yeargr oupsi nt hes t udys aw s t eeperdr opsi nwr i t i ng t hani nr eadi ngormat hs . Thebi gges tf al li nwr i t i ngat t ai nmentwasf or Year3, wi t honl y58%ofchi l dr enwher et heys houl dbef ort hei ragei n wr i t i ngcompar edwi t h79%pr i ort ot hepandemi c.
Wear el ooki ngatat t ai nmentacr os st hr eeacademi cyear s( 201 9/20, 2020/21and2021 /22)becaus eonl ycer t ai ncohor t shavebeeni npr i mar yeducat i ont hatent i r et i meands ocanbet r acked–t hecur r ent Year s3, 4, 5and6. Unl es sot her wi s ei dent i fiedal lanal ys i si nt her epor tr el at est ot hes e pupi l sandwer ef ert ot hem byt hei rcur r ent( 2021 /22)yeargr oup.
I nequal i t i esgr owi ngbet weendi s advant agedpupi l sandt hei rpeer s TheCovi dcr i s i shasexacer bat edi nequal i t i esbywi deni ngt heat t ai nmentgapbet weenchi l dr enf r om di s advant agedbackgr oundsand t hei rcl as s mat es . I naut umn201 9, 68%ofdi s advant agedchi l dr en ( t hos ewhoqual i fiedf orPupi lPr emi um)metager el at edexpect at i ons i nmat hscompar edt o82%oft hei rpeer s–a1 4poi ntgap. Byaut umn 2021 , onl y55%ofdi s advant agedchi l dr enwer er eachi ngexpect at i ons f ort hei ragei nmat hs , agapi ng20poi nt sbehi ndt hei rpeer s .
Foreachdat apoi nt , wehavebr okenat t ai nmentdat ai nt ot hef ol l owi ng pupi lgr oups : •Yeargr oup •Pupi l swi t hani dent i fiedSEN •Di s advant agedpupi l s–t hos ewhoqual i f yf orPupi lPr emi um whi ch i ncl udesl ookedaf t erpupi l s , andpupi l swhohaver ecei vedf r ees chool meal satanyt i mei nt hel as ts i xyear s
Repor taut horandf or merpr i mar yhead, St ephanNi chol l s , whowor ks asaneducat i oncons ul t antf orJ uni perEducat i on, s ai d: “ Thepas tt wo year shavebeenex cept i onal l ydi s r upt i vet ochi l dr en’ seducat i on, and Year3chi l dr en–whos el as tnor mal yearofs chool i ngwaswhent hey wer ei nRecept i on–haves uffer edt hemos tf r om t hepandemi c. “ Whi l et her epor tbr i ngss ober i ngnews , t her ear egl i mmer sofhope t hatol derchi l dr enar eal r eadyt aki ngt hefir s ts t epst owar dsr ecover y i nt hei rat t ai nment . ”
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