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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Saman Javed

Children are less independent and struggling to communicate after pandemic, Ofsted reports

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Babies are learning to crawl and walk at a slower rate, while school children are struggling to use devices that are not touch screen after the pandemic, according to a series of new Ofsted reports.

Using evidence from almost 300 inspections in nurseries, schools and colleges, the education watchdog has highlighted how almost two years of disruption to learning, social distancing and lockdown restrictions has negatively impacted young people’s communication and language development.

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