Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is hoping to reopen schools by Easter in April, leaving families several more months to struggle with homeschooling.
Her group found 40 percent of low-income families were missing at least one essential resource, such as a laptop, a device or internet.Kamaljit spent the first lockdown at home. But unlike last year, youngsters classed as"vulnerable" can still attend school.UK set for tougher virus rules as cases surge
The pandemic has highlighted deep inequalities and the Conservative government has been forced into providing free school meals, after a campaign by the Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford. "We support families where there are six people living in one room. They don't have a table, there's no chairs... If they want to sit, they have to sit on the bed, or sit on the floor," said Laurence Guinness, chief executive of the Childhood Trust, which helps children in the British capital.
For such children, the closure of schools deprives them of"an escape from the very harsh reality of their lives," said Guinness.Charities are concerned about the long-term impact of the school closures on children who may be more vulnerable to gang activity, crime and abuse, and were already lagging behind their peers educationally.
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