Warning: 'Kids face an Ice Age in learning if schools cannot reopen'
CHILDREN face an “Ice Age” in learning if schools cannot reopen in September, an MP has warned.for the latest news & updatesThe PM has pledged a 'big summer of catch up' for pupils whose learning has already been disrupted for three monthsMany stayed open at Easter and May half term so nurses, doctors and key staff could work on.
The PM has pledged a “big summer of catch up” for pupils whose learning has already been disrupted for three months.will unveil measures — likely to include a national tutor service — next week. Mr Halfon, who chairs the education select committee, said: “If schools don’t open in September we will have an Ice Age in terms of children’s learning.”
The MP added that “Alan Turing” camps — in honour of the wartime codebreaker — could be vital. He said: “The Government has always said schools are going to“But it is all the more reason why we need an Alan Turing catch-up programme to help them. I wouldn’t turn any child away from learning, absolutely anyone.”
The PM had vowed at Wednesday’s No 10 briefing to unveil a catch-up programme. He said: “We’re going to get all schools back in September if we possibly can But it’s going to be a big summer of catch up."Tory Robert Halfon wants summer camps for millions of kids — on top of those from poorer backgrounds.Credit: Alamy Live News
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