presentation SE 3 Homeschooling because of the
coronavirus.
ome-schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic is not a success.
Schools all over Europe had to close in response to the COVID-19 virus pandemic and move to
remote teaching. This created severe disruption, and headteachers had to mobilise staff to teach
remotely with little preparation or training time. All this had a great impact on pupils and there
progress. It appeared that home-schooling brings up lots of problems. This is why I would say that
homeschooling during the covid-19 pandemic is not a success.
Home-schooling widens the gap between children from poor homes and those from more affluent
backgrounds.
Concern about the impact on pupil progress was widespread, with fears that home-schooling would
widen the attainment gap between children from poor homes and those from more affluent
backgrounds. Research (Cullinane & Montacute, 2020) found that children from the poorest families
were the least likely to have access to the devices needed and internet access at home. Around 9 %
of the schoolchildren live below the poverty line in the UK and do not have this access. Lots of
families only have a mobile internet connection. Although businesses and charities are helping out
and the government has sent out more than a million laptops to the schools in most needs, the
coronavirus.
ome-schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic is not a success.
Schools all over Europe had to close in response to the COVID-19 virus pandemic and move to
remote teaching. This created severe disruption, and headteachers had to mobilise staff to teach
remotely with little preparation or training time. All this had a great impact on pupils and there
progress. It appeared that home-schooling brings up lots of problems. This is why I would say that
homeschooling during the covid-19 pandemic is not a success.
Home-schooling widens the gap between children from poor homes and those from more affluent
backgrounds.
Concern about the impact on pupil progress was widespread, with fears that home-schooling would
widen the attainment gap between children from poor homes and those from more affluent
backgrounds. Research (Cullinane & Montacute, 2020) found that children from the poorest families
were the least likely to have access to the devices needed and internet access at home. Around 9 %
of the schoolchildren live below the poverty line in the UK and do not have this access. Lots of
families only have a mobile internet connection. Although businesses and charities are helping out
and the government has sent out more than a million laptops to the schools in most needs, the
