As the education sector scrambled to deliver an online curriculum in the face of the first lockdown, the coronavirus pandemic has brought to the fore both the benefits of digital learning and shortcomings of the UK schooling system.
As COVID-related restrictions look likely to continue into the new year, and students need to move beyond catch-up mode, what steps are being taken to realise the potential of digital learning?
In its EdTech Vision 2025 report, released in November, the EdTech Advisory Forum not only reviewed how COVID-19 has “magnified the uneven and patchy approach to digital learning in England”, but released seven recommendations to address issues such as accessibility, inclusivity and quality. The recommendations all converge on targeted, blended learning as the way forward, rather than digital being an outright classroom substitute.