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Covid has opened teachers’ eyes to SEND possibilities
While many children with additional needs have found the past year challenging, for some, the flexibility of remote learning has proved beneficial and should not simply be ditched when we get back to ‘normal’, says Heba Al-Jayoosi
Is it helpful to talk about ‘lost learning’?
Politicians say students need to catch up on ‘lost learning’ after months of disruption to schools. ÌÇÐÄVlog asks six educationalists whether it is a useful expression to sum up the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education
Covid: There’s been no ‘off’ switch for school leaders
The pandemic has taken its toll on school leaders, who have frequently been left to fill in the yawning gaps left by a government they no longer trust, says Vic Goddard
Covid closures: how teachers adapted to working remotely
During the first lockdown, teachers had to pull remote learning solutions out of a hat, says Mark Enser. But, while it’s clear that no amount of digital wizardry can replicate the magic of the classroom, tools such as Zoom have transformed the way we think about pedagogy for good
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Behaviour: Why buy-in beats laying down the law
The Covid ‘stay at home’ rule has worked because most people have believed in it – and the same should apply for school behaviour rules, says Jarlath O’Brien