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NEW: report out today from DELVE group @royalsociety: Balancing the risks of pupils returning to school https://rs-delve.github.io/reports/2020/07/24/balancing-the-risk-of-pupils-returning-to-schools.html
Principal authors: @DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich and myself. Contributions from several other colleagues @royalsociety
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Principal authors: @DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich and myself. Contributions from several other colleagues @royalsociety
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The report is long (hey, its complicated!)
First few pages are recommendations and summary.
Key issues are: infection; loss of skills & rise in inequality; child & parent mental health; parents unable to work
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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First few pages are recommendations and summary.
Key issues are: infection; loss of skills & rise in inequality; child & parent mental health; parents unable to work
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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Overarching view is: keeping schools open should be default position.
The risk of children becoming severely ill is very low; negative impact of closing schools is considerable.
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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The risk of children becoming severely ill is very low; negative impact of closing schools is considerable.
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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R1: The Government should do everything feasible in order to not close schools:
Suppress virus in the community; closing pubs before schools
Providing funding & guidance t schools;
Effective virus monitoring regime
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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Suppress virus in the community; closing pubs before schools
Providing funding & guidance t schools;
Effective virus monitoring regime
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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R2: If local closures must occur, should be based on objective criteria:
Clear, data-driven and public criteria for action
Escalating closures
Clear responsibility for decision making
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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Clear, data-driven and public criteria for action
Escalating closures
Clear responsibility for decision making
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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R3: Government should urgently start data collection:
Surveillance of n’hood & school infection rates
Assess learning loss in sample of schools
Survey of kids’ mental health
Causal studies on infection in schools
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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Surveillance of n’hood & school infection rates
Assess learning loss in sample of schools
Survey of kids’ mental health
Causal studies on infection in schools
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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Here is the heart of our argument in two figs (nuances in report): countries opening schools don’t see rises in cases; having schools shut raises inequalities
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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One reason report is long: we have tried to cover all available evidence, not cherry-pick single studies to support our case.
Another: schools open/shut links to so many other factors and forces in society.
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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Another: schools open/shut links to so many other factors and forces in society.
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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NEW report out @royalsociety: Balancing the risks of pupils returning to school https://rs-delve.github.io/reports/2020/07/24/balancing-the-risk-of-pupils-returning-to-schools.html
Maybe of interest: @devisridhar @SchoolsWeek @suttontrust @Samfr @russellhobby @jonathansimons @jdportes
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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Maybe of interest: @devisridhar @SchoolsWeek @suttontrust @Samfr @russellhobby @jonathansimons @jdportes
@DrIneshassan1 @AnnaVignoles @wilkinson_rich @royalsociety
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