Millions of children in the UK returned to their schoolwork on Monday for the first day of the summer term. But for the first time in recent memory the majority did so from home.
Through videoconference classes, assigned written exercises and self-study, teachers have sought to ensure the coronavirus lockdown affects their pupils’ development as little as possible.
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