Post-lockdown, education, and children’s media use

For many families and children in the UK, 2021 kicked off with old and new challenges and uncertainties. Much about this school term has been ambiguous, including how schools will cope with the reopening, how academic assessments will be carried out, and what the long-term effects of lockdown on the mental health of children, families and teachers might be. In this blog, Christine Singer discusses whether educational media content can offer some solutions to the challenges incurred by prolonged school closures.