Question reference: S5W-35419
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 22 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact of school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic on pupils’ education.
Answer
The Scottish Government published an Equity Audit on 13 January 2021, which is available at Coronavirus (COVID-19): impact of school building closures - equity audit - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . The report provides a range of evidence to further our understanding of the impact of school buildings closures and wider lockdown restrictions on children and young people, with a particular focus on those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Our National Improvement Framework and Improvement Plan contains a wealth of other evidence and analysis that extends our understanding of what works to drive improvements for children and young people across all parts of the Scottish education system.