Wow, quite something for an MP to admit! Oh, wait, he's the school's minister..?
'... and one is that parents have been slightly more cautious about sending their child into school with a mild cold.'
Gosh! I wonder why?
It comes as new analysis shows a 'staggering' increase in persistent absence from schools across the country following the pandemic.
Another flock of chickens hoves into view, clucking wildly...
Professor of Social Mobility at the University of Exeter Elliot Major, who was part of the research team, said the rise in absenteeism has been 'startling'.
He said: 'This data shows the impact of coronavirus is sadly not just a one-off disruption, from which pupils would soon bounce back.
'The rise in absenteeism among pupils has been startling and there has been a staggering increase in persistent absence.
'We now face a national education crisis in the post-pandemic era: a huge slice of the Covid generation have never got back into the habit of regularly attending school.'
More popcorn, anyone?
Does popcorn biodegrade? Had some stuck between a molar for days now.....
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it does, just as my chewing gum loses its flavour on the bedpost overnight.
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DeleteWhen my grandson's class were taken on a school visit to a mosque, and given a talk about islam, every child was expected to attend, even the Jewish ones, with letters to all parents. However, when a similar visit to a synagogue was arranged, every Muslim child suddenly developed a heavy cold, or symptoms of covid.. Of course, nothing was said, and two days later, those children were miraculously cured (praise be to the prophet).. The school said, and did, nothing. Apparently, the school registers didn't even record the absenteeism.
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I wish I could say I was surprised...
DeleteProfessor of social mobility? We're living in a Monty Python/ Little Britain sketch.
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