Emerging evidence shows that, for young people, the effects of COVID on education have already been devastating.
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Despite government efforts to provide digital resources for students kept out of school for most of 2020, access to these platforms was deeply unequal
We investigated the initiatives schools around the world took to help support and maintain the well-being of their students and staff. We pulled out seven things that made a difference.
They called for time to play and mental health support.
Children are not the primary drivers of Omicron. And for the majority of children, COVID has been a mild disease. But there are many known harms from school closures.
Family music sharing is a way to safely express emotions during school closures, for both children and parents.
Supply chain issues, emergency science, social distancing requirements and a lot more free time offered both challenges and opportunities for research scientists.
Many scientists stuck at home during university closures dealt with increased domestic responsibilities. But some groups had it worse than others.
Teachers thought there should be less focus on assessments.
Children who missed part of their reception year were three months behind in reading.
Some studies, but not all, suggest a deterioration in youth mental health.
Children have been widely referred to as “vectors” of COVID-19.
School closures have immediate and long-term effects on students, both emotionally and economically. They will also have a ripple effect on a country and on income inequality.
The NSW plan doesn’t measure up against international best practice. And Victoria doesn’t seem to be following a child-centred approach either.
Amid uncertainties about what the pandemic will look like this fall, experts answer questions about risks of infection in unvaccinated children and the risks of missing in-person school.
After the CDC changed course in late July, recommending universal masking indoors, Nevada became the first state to adopt a flexible masking policy that can quickly adjust to changing COVID-19 rates.
New research shows the dire effects of the pandemic on the mental health of children and youth, with as many as 25 per cent of young people affected. Immediate action can help address this distress.
While parents in lockdown might have gained a greater appreciation of what it takes to teach children at home, they haven’t been ‘home schooling’. But 5 tips drawn from home schooling may help them.
While COVID-19 has held back learning, the pandemic presents a historic opportunity to revamp education systems.
While the loss of contact learning time can be quantified, it’s more difficult to quantify the effect of school closures on learning outcomes.
Top contributors
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Senior Principal Research Fellow; paediatrician; infectious diseases epidemiologist; vaccinologist, The University of Melbourne
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor of Education Innovation, De Montfort University
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Post-doctoral fellow, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
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Professor of Economics and South African Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy, Stellenbosch University
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Adjunct Professor of Education, Saint Mary’s University
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Lecturer in Education, Swansea University
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Associate professor, UCL
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Executive Director, Youth Impact, Senior Fellow, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Education, University of Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Laureate Professor of Education, Director Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle
