För Sverige har inte bara ryckt upp sig sedan tidigare år. Matteresultaten för fjärdeklassarna är de högsta sedan de började mätas 2007 och för åttondeklassarna högre än vad de varit någon gång under 2000-talet. Det skriver Sydsvenskan på ledarplats.

School leaders have said they lack the resources to manage a rising tide of challenging behaviour since the Covid pandemic, after figures revealed a significant rise in the number of pupils being suspended and expelled in England.

English primary schools having to help infants catch up on speech and language to cope with lessons

Analysis from the Association for School and College Leaders warns extensive problems with learning, behaviour and absence to come.

The Bicycle (Born in Covid Year, Core Lockdown Effects) study, which launched in July, is looking at whether the lockdowns had an impact on children's talking and thinking skills.

Children in disadvantaged areas three times as likely to be sent away as pupils in wealthier places.

With post-Covid behaviour issues set to peak this year, one headteacher is trying to reduce impact on learning.

Experts say ‘desocialised’ pupils home schooled through Covid are entering traditionally most disruptive years.

Researchers from three testing companies release updates on academic recovery and offer possible explanations.

Results show wide variations across England, while share of top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland drops.

På många skolor ökar elevfrånvaron. "Vi har i dag har större frånvaroproblem än vad vi hade före pandemin", säger Andreas Lindahl, ordförande för Sveriges Lärare i Malmö.

Andelen hemmasittande skolelever i Storbritannien, ”Ghost Children” som de kallas, har ökat kraftigt sedan pandemin. Över 140 000 barn har missat minst hälften av sin skolgång.