Editorial: The disadvantaged pupils who lost out most during the pandemic will need targeted support to catch up
The evidence that educational inequality has grown sharply in England during the six months since schools closed in March may not be surprising. But it is dismaying. The gap in the results and post-school prospects of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds is a longstanding problem in the UK – not just for those whose opportunities are limited by weak qualifications, but for the society they belong to.
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