Dame Meg Hillier, committee chair, said: “The DfE does not seem to appreciate the pressures schools are under as they seek to help pupils catch up amid funding constraints, challenges in recruitment and retention for staff and growing mental health needs for pupils."
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10 years of progress lost since pre-pandemic
MPs call for action on pandemic-widened gap between England’s poor and rich pupils Public accounts committee warns that without more intervention, attainment gap could take decade to return to pre-Covid levels (published )
