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ERIC Number: ED623927
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 22
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Primary Teachers' Experience of the COVID-19 Lockdown -- Eight Key Messages for Policymakers Going Forward
Moss, Gemma; Allen, Rebecca; Bradbury, Alice; Duncan, Sam; Harmey, Sinead; Levy, Rachael
Institute of Education - London
This report is based on a survey of 1,653 primary teachers in state schools in England. The survey was conducted by Teacher Tapp during May half-term 2020, just before schools started re-opening. It forms part of the ESRC-funded project "A Duty of Care and a Duty to Teach: educational priorities during the COVID-19 crisis", based at the International Literacy Centre, UCL Institute of Education and led by Professor Gemma Moss. This research is exploring how primary teachers in England have prioritised their responsibilities towards families and children under the unusual circumstances that COVID-19 has created for schools. This report is designed to contribute to public debate on what should happen next in education. The survey asked teachers to reflect back on their priorities during the period of lockdown from mid-March to late-May. During that time, primary schools were only open to children in key worker families or vulnerable children, providing a limited amount of face-to-face contact time for many staff. Indeed much of primary teachers' work was focused on supporting children at home, either with their learning or with their general health and well-being. Many teachers were particularly anxious about vulnerable children not in school and staying in touch with them. We often think of a duty of care and a duty to teach as two separate elements in each teacher's work, yet a single conversation or action can fulfil both roles at once. The survey questions were designed to explore how teachers managed both dimensions in responding to the needs of the families and pupils that form part of their local community during this time. We wanted to know where they thought the main priorities lay; and whether and if these unusual circumstances had led them to think more broadly about the role schools play in their local communities and how this can be more fully recognised going forward.[This report stems from the research project, "A duty of care and a duty to teach: educational priorities in response to the COVID-19 crisis," funded by the the Economic and Social Research Council.]
Institute of Education - London. 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, UK. Tel: +44-20-7612-6000; Fax: +44-20-7612-6126; e-mail: ioe.ioepress@ucl.ac.uk; Web site: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) (United Kingdom), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Authoring Institution: UCL Institute of Education (IOE) (United Kingdom), International Literacy Centre (ILC)
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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