Poorer pupils could be up to eight months behind at school after the pandemic and catch-up plans are failing to reach them, MPs have warned.
Covid school closures had a "disastrous impact" on children's education, with disadvantaged kids worst hit by months out of the classroom, the Commons Education Committee said.
MPs said pupils are facing an "epidemic of educational inequality" and a "worsening mental health crisis" because of school closures and repeated lockdowns.
