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To: Scottish Government
Children in Scottish Schools need to repeat the School Year
We need the Scottish Government to acknowledge that too much school has been missed for our kids in the past year. This will leave children at all levels (primary and secondary) with significant gaps in their education. All children out with the private sector need to repeat the school year to avoid negative future impact on their lives.
Why is this important?
Since March 2020 children in Scotland have spent the equivalent of 6 months home schooling.
In the majority of public sector scenarios this has involved little or no direct teacher contact.
Children need and benefit from being 'taught' by teachers. Reading and self guiding through work is not an adequate substitute.
Our Curriculum for Excellence promises an education which considers every child and their needs individually. This cannot and has not been delivered over 2020/ 2021. Not all children can learn in the same way. Self guided material is impossible for the less able particularly when children's home circumstances are so varied. There is no guarantee of parental support. The gulf between the have's and have not's grows ever wider.
The negative impact on our children's mental health over these months is unimaginable. Do we want to ramp this pressure up a level by returning them to school under the cloud of needing to catch up on all the education missed?
We need to acknowledge how much we value 'teaching' and allow children in Scotland to move forwards together by repeating the last academic year.
In the majority of public sector scenarios this has involved little or no direct teacher contact.
Children need and benefit from being 'taught' by teachers. Reading and self guiding through work is not an adequate substitute.
Our Curriculum for Excellence promises an education which considers every child and their needs individually. This cannot and has not been delivered over 2020/ 2021. Not all children can learn in the same way. Self guided material is impossible for the less able particularly when children's home circumstances are so varied. There is no guarantee of parental support. The gulf between the have's and have not's grows ever wider.
The negative impact on our children's mental health over these months is unimaginable. Do we want to ramp this pressure up a level by returning them to school under the cloud of needing to catch up on all the education missed?
We need to acknowledge how much we value 'teaching' and allow children in Scotland to move forwards together by repeating the last academic year.
