Labour slams 'wasted summer' of inadequate support for pupils in England

Kate Green fears for ‘Covid generation’, many of whom have not been in school for months

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The new shadow education secretary has launched a stinging attack on the government’s approach to schools in England during the pandemic, criticising ministers for a “wasted summer” with little holiday catch-up provision and no “plan B” for the autumn in the event of a surge in infections.

In her first interview since taking up the post, Kate Green spoke frankly of her fears for children in the “Covid generation”, most of whom will not have been in school for six months, and the urgent need to “make good” the damage done to pupils during the lockdown.

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