Preparing your child for their return to nursery – and a new normal
Sep 02 2020- Schooling
- Last Updated on 02 September 2020
- Junesweb2018
Being a parent is great fun but also full of challenges and anxieties. The rise of social media and easy access to everyone’s opinion cannot help as it’s difficult to extract fact from opinion. Never was this more alive than during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. It was compounded by the Government guidance continually changing as they discovered new information.
We have about two million families in England with children aged under five, and nearly 87% of them use some form of formal childcare. What did they say about their lockdown. It is a mixed picture. Some families loved the experience of lockdown and had a ball, others didn’t do so well. For some parents’ lockdown started fine but, as the weeks ran into months, pressure soon mounted and they began to burnout. Parents working from home with small children found it very stressful and said they were exhausted and used the “screen” as a babysitter more than normally to try and get some work done. There were tussles as to the parent roster? Who did more of the childcare? Whose job could be done at night? Whose Zoom call was more pressing? Double demands if you were a single parent.
EdTech makes personalised learning a reality
Aug 19 2020- Schooling
- Last Updated on 19 August 2020
- Monica Costa
After lengthy school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and students are getting ready to return to the classroom. Although plans are in place for schools to reopen in September, many have adjusted their timetables to accommodate reduced class sizes.
Having implemented virtual learning over the past few months, a significant number of schools plan to continue using education technology, or EdTech. The impact of coronavirus has shone a light on the new forms of EdTech and the benefits they offer. In particular, the ability to enhance personalised learning has been celebrated by teachers, students and parents alike.
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The Education Market after the Coronavirus – What’s next
Jun 24 2020- Schooling
- Last Updated on 24 June 2020
- Monica Costa
The peak of the coronavirus crisis seems to have passed, and the education system is starting to plan for the new normal. The pandemic has had a major impact on society, and it will likely be lasting. It has arguably had the greatest impact on education, and we still don’t fully understand to which extent.
All students from primary to sixth form were forced to study at home, their parents often acting as impromptu home school instructors while trying to juggle their own jobs. Schools had to readjust their curricula and change their whole approach to learning. This has also created a demand for a whole host of services and pushed some options that were once viewed as alternatives to the forefront. So, what’s next for the education market post-coronavirus?
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