Original research: 'It just isn't a priority.' Will primary science learning loss be forgotten?

By Cherry Canovan, Naomi Fallon

Issue 21 | Page 46 | Published Jun 2021

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This study is Part 2 of an ongoing investigation into the impacts of the UK's COVID-19-related school closures on primary science teaching and learning.

COVID-19
School closures
Learning loss

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