A survey finds that public opinion is split on whether children should be going back to school this month, but there is a unanimous view that pastoral considerations should take priority as schools re-open further.
The polling has been commissioned by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), which is calling for a “year of stabilisation” for schools and wider society as well as a greater investment in digital learning.
The survey involved more than 2,000 people and finds that only 44 per cent trust the government to have put children’s interests first in its plans to re-open schools to more students. However, 84 per cent said they trusted teachers, while 59 per cent said they trusted the more cautious approach advocated by the teaching unions.
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