LEEP Research Exposes Inequalities in Education Following COVID-19 School Closures

Research from our Leadership Educational Effectiveness and Policy (LEEP) research centre, highlights the impact that the closure of schools during the COVID-19 lockdown could have to children’s education, with those from disadvantaged backgrounds most affected.

Researchers Dr Nicola Pensiero , Professor Anthony Kelly , and Dr Christian Bokhove explore the national Understanding Society study to analyse data collected on home-learning from the families of 1430 primary and 1595 secondary school children in April 2020 when schools in the UK were closed.

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The full report is available here .