In this timely new book, Tony Breslin draws on his experience as a teacher, researcher, examiner, school governor and policy influencer to assess what the educational legacy of COVID-19 could be, and the potential that it offers for reframing how we ‘do’ schooling. Whatever your place in this landscape, Lessons from Lockdown is a must-read for all concerned about the shape and purpose of schooling systems in mature economies – schooling systems and economies set on recovering from the kind of ‘system shock’ that the pandemic has delivered.
Key Features
- 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
Additional Information
Next Steps
Appendix A: Research methodology
Appendix B: Research participants
Appendix C: Recommendations
