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Learning loss since lockdown

Lee Elliot Major, Andrew Eyles and Stephen Machin


Young people in education have lost significant amounts of time in school during the pandemic - and this carries risks of lifetime scars. Lee Elliot Major, Andrew Eyles and Stephen Machin reveal the scale of learning loss across the UK nations and assess what it means for future life opportunities.


15 October 2021     Paper Number CEPCP614

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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Education programme.

This publication comes under the following theme: Inequality and social mobility, Higher education