Raring2go! Barnsley

21 How you can help your child catch up Catherine Walton, Director of Barnsley’s Kip McGrath Education Centres has some advice. We are currently living through history. Our home lives have never been so extraordinary. One of the greatest challenges families have faced has been in educating their children, especially with the additional challenge of having to work from home. Whilst the majority of schools have been diligent in sending out work on a regular basis, even with a wealth of resources, it has mainly fall- en upon parents to ensure that the work is completed. The government pro- poses that children will return to schools from September. However, they have also acknowledged that students will no doubt have fallen behind in their edu- cation. How will the government ensure children catch-up with their studies? I am sure that parents are greatly concerned about this and do not know what to do for the best. Some parents have taken to buying vast amounts of educa- tional material, whilst others have given up on home-education because of its difficulties and the additional stress it creates for family life. Click here for full article