In this paper authors from POLITIKA, the Radix Youth Wing, recommend eight steps to make schools more resilient:
- Create comprehensive and effective contingency plans for continuing teaching during times of disruption, on a national and local level
- Provide annual teacher training on creating meaningful remote learningenvironments
- Integrate technology into teaching, including the usage of devices by children in the classroom
- Provide devices and broadband for the most disadvantaged of students
- Make more funding available for schools, particularly in the most deprived areas, to ensure that disadvantaged children can make the best start in life
- Reintroduce Sure Start centres to support disadvantaged families
- Create an online platform for educational resources to enhance learning in times of normalcy and provide an additional layer of resilience
- Introduce flexible learning into the curriculum to ensure intrinsic motivation and build resilience against disruption
