Lessons from Lockdown

Lessons from Lockdown explores the impact of COVID-19 on our schooling systems, on the young people and families that they serve, and on all who work in our schools, and asks what the long-term ramifications might be for the pedagogy and purpose of formal education.

Dr Tony Breslin, a former chief examiner and local authority school improvement adviser, is a public policy analyst, educational commentator, curriculum development specialist and governance trainer. Director at Breslin Public Policy Limited and formerly chief executive at the Citizenship Foundation, he is chair of the governing board at Bushey Primary Education Federation and a trustee at Adoption UK.

Schools during lockdown Parental engagement and the experience of learning at home Economics, education and inequalities Breadth, balance, the curriculum and its assessment Making the grade: the class of 2020 Catching up on 'lost' learning Pupil well-being and emotional recovery Leadership and governance Inspection, research and system performance Recasting the learning blend: technology and pedagogy Next Steps Appendix A: Research methodology Appendix B: Research participants Appendix C: Recommendations