MKCF - Vital Signs Digital brochure FINAL - Flipbook - Page 24
Vital Signs - Education
This Year 11 are the 昀椀rst set of students that are in school
for full preparation for their GCSEs, yet they are still not
fully prepared because the foundation years were missed.
COVID-19 caused a major setback for a lot of students,
it deprived them of education, not only academically,
but also robbed them of social interaction and maturity.
This created several challenges for young people,
including anxiety, lack of con昀椀dence in relating to
others, and lack of exposure to age-appropriate
development opportunities. In addition, they are very
much behind in social development and aspirations.
Kayode Komolafe,
Director of Programmes,
Fresh Youth MK.
Fresh Youth is a charity that aims to improve employability
and educational outcomes of young people, particularly
those from ethnically diverse communities.
Vital Thinking
How can we support Supplementary
Schools and alternative provisions to
help young people catch-up on their
schooling post COVID-19.
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