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Welcome to Dragon Education. The intention of this site is to provide resources and ideas for teaching in the 21st Century. You will find examples of CPD resources, discussion and research on a range of teaching and learning approaches, as well as schemes of learning and useful links.

Fewer than 10% of at-risk pupils 'at hub schools'NSPCC Cymru says only about 500 out of 8,000 of the most vulnerable pupils have attended in lockdown.

Widening the Gap

Reducing the impact of poverty has been a priority for UK governments for decades, but has the provision of education during Lock-down exasperated the issues children from deprived backgrounds face? The financial situation of families can cause a barrier to accessing learning via platforms such as Google Classrooms, but is that just one layer of a complex set of reasons that children from deprived backgrounds underachieve?

The research paper produced by The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an interesting view of understanding the barriers towards learning that disadvantaged students face.

England's Plan to Return

The return of children to schools, following the lock-down, has become a contentious issue. The press has made this a politically charged issue, presenting the unions as standing in the way of the needs of children. Each of the UK governments have taken different approaches, and this has in turn created discussion about devolved powers.

School reopening plan will go ahead, says PMSome year groups in England will return on 1 June, with others going back two weeks later, he says.

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September 2022

The purpose of the every school’s curriculum will be to support our children and young people to be:

ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives
enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work
ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world
healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society

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