Poorest children miss more school
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Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says

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Children from lowest income families are now up to 19 months behind peers by the time they are 16 .
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said lockdowns cast "a long shadow" over the life chances of the youngest children.
15% of primary children in England have missed at least one in ten days of school this school year - up from 8% before Covid .
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