It also finds that many pupils moving from primary to secondary school are emotionally underprepared.
The findings from a new report on the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on schools serving predominantly deprived populations, also shows how schools are adapting their curriculum to help pupils’ learning recovery.
The report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, expands on NFER’s interim July policy briefing.
It provides more detailed information on a decline in pupils’ wellbeing and mental health, especially increased anxiety, as a result of the pandemic, and highlights senior school leaders' calls for urgent increases in Government funding for specialist mental health and social care services to support pupils’ wellbeing.
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