DfE looking to set up panel to monitor pandemic impact

The Department for Education is looking for potential suppliers to run a Pupil and Parent Online Panel.

The panel will help the DfE monitor the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on children and young people and will consist of around 2,500 primary school parents and 2,500 secondary school pupils and their parents.

When the panel is up and running, the DfE will run short surveys with parents and pupils on a regular monthly or bimonthly basis until mid-January 2021.

The research will provide data on the views of primary school parents and secondary school pupils and their parents and will inform policy development and monitor the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on these groups.

Potential areas of interest that will be included will be the types of learning activities children are engaging with outside of school; support for vulnerable children; the effect of the pandemic on future education plans; parents’ awareness of communications around school opening; and mental health and wellbeing.

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