MPs have warned the legacy of Covid will “damage the prospects of a generation” and “entrench disadvantage” without faster action from government.
It comes after the Department for Education (DfE) admitted it could take a decade for the disadvantage gap to return to pre-pandemic levels.
In a report on education recovery in schools, published today, Parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC) also urged the government to address slow take-up of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) and high absence rates.
“Without the [DfE] taking faster and more effective recovery action, the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic will be with us for a long time, damaging the prospects of a generation of children and entrenching disadvantage,” the report stated.
