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Education recovery: What approaches do young people want to see?

A reduced curriculum, small group tutoring, more resources, a focus on mental health, and one-to-one support for students who need it – but no summer schools!

More than 5,000 secondary-age students have told schools and politicians just what they think education recovery should look like.

The School Catch-up Survey was run by the Jack Petchey Foundation and saw 5,297 responses from young people aged 11 to 19 living in Essex and London.

The most popular strategy for supporting young people as schools re-open fully from March 8 was a reduced curriculum (55 per cent), followed by small group tutoring (44 per cent), and more resources and text books (42 per cent).

Pastoral issues are also key for those responding, with 41 per cent prioritising mental health support. A further 36 per cent said that one-to-one support must be available for students who need it.

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