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Coronavirus and Home Schooling In Great Britain: April To June 2020

A majority of British children struggled to continue learning at home during the lockdown in Great Britain between April to June 2020

A majority of British children struggled to continue learning at home during the lockdown, according to this report by the Office for National Statistics.

The research found that of the 52% who struggled, three-quarters of parents gave a lack of motivation as a reason. It also showed wide disparities in what families were able to do.

Perhaps surprisingly, the research found under one in 10 parents complained about lack of devices to work on, although this rate doubled for single-parent households.

Parents who had not been working in the previous seven days were significantly more likely to have been helping children with their school work (86%), compared with those who had worked (74%).

And parents with a university education were more likely to have attempted home schooling than those without.

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