Home learning during the Covid-19 lockdown: The impact of school closures on care experienced children
An April 2020 survey obtained 674 parent and carer responses about care-experienced children during school closures. Reports about children included emotional distress, anxiety and limited additional school support. More than half of secondary-aged pupils were described as calmer without school. Experiences varied, with some children encountering greater difficulties at home.
Limitations: Parent/carer proxy reports, not direct child accounts. Adopted children and other care-experienced groups are included. Voluntary survey during an exceptional period, without a comparison group or pre-lockdown assessment; changes cannot be attributed solely to school closures. Produced by Adoption UK, an adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation. This institutional relationship should be considered when interpreting the findings.
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- Cross-sectional parent-proxy survey
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- Full text
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- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Adoption and other care-experienced children
Programme: Adoption UK education research
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Produced by Adoption UK, an adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation. This institutional relationship should be considered when interpreting the findings.
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Topics: COVID-19, education, mental health
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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