john 0wen reports.e looked more like this. and for most schoolchildren, the new normal looks like this. with the exception of the children of critical workers and some vulnerable children, most young people are attempting to continue their education at home, with schools relying heavily on online resources. but now school leaders and charities have warned of a growing gulf between disadvantaged pupils and their more affluent counterparts, and of the long—term consequences that could follow for those young people who are currently being denied an education. we face a huge potential wave of educational poverty. there are some families that have had to stop paying for their monthly broadband because they haven't got the money to be able to do it. i think there could possibly be a lost generation of young people. carlton bolling academy is a comprehensive school in one of the most deprived areas of bradford, with 1500 students, most of whom are not currently attending school. at the present time, we have go

john 0wen reports.tempting to continue their education at home, with schools relying heavily on online resources. but now school leaders and charities have warned of a growing gulf between disadvantaged pupils and their more affluent counterparts, and of the long—term consequences that could follow for those young people who are currently being denied an education. we face a huge potential wave of educational poverty. there are some families that have had to stop paying for their monthly broadband because they haven't got the money to be able to do it. i think there could possibly be a lost generation of young people. carlton bolling academy is a comprehensive school in one of the most deprived areas of bradford, with 1500 students, most of whom are not currently attending school. at the present time, we have got only about 35% engagement in the online learning. part of the problem is that some of our young people do not have and their families do not have access to the internet or to laptops. so it mea

lockdown in sight, fears of irreparable damage to young people's educational prospects continue. john 0wensty williams. good morning, miss williams, thank you for talking to us. tell us your principles for sending children back to school? we published our principles ten days ago, the first of which is, of course, the health, safety a nd of which is, of course, the health, safety and emotional well—being of our children, young people and our workforce that teach and support teachers. we obviously need to see schools in a context of wales' endeavours to stop this pandemic. we also had to recognise that even if we we re also had to recognise that even if we were to make schooling available to more children, recognising over 500 schools in wales are open everyday at the moment, we need the confidence of parents to send their children into school, we need to think about the practicalities of doing that, how we can make those environments as safe as possible. and it is clear to me, and environments as safe as possible. and it is clearto me, and i environments as safe as possible. and it is clear