Research and Development

Teachers’ experiences of teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic caused unprecedented global disruption to education. There is now an opportunity to reflect on what happened to better understand the impacts, and to learn lessons about what did – or did not – work for teachers. In this research, we surveyed teachers around the world to record their views about the impacts on students and teachers, and their experiences of teaching through the pandemic. This report describes the survey’s key findings, including those relating to learning loss, wellbeing, experiences of remote teaching and opportunities for the future.

• Summary report
• Full report

Wellbeing

The pandemic and the various lockdowns we have all been through mean that we’re thinking about wellbeing more than ever – what it means to us and how it impacts our lives. In schools especially, with the disruption and quick adjustment to remote and online teaching and learning, there are big questions on just how students and teachers have coped and what the future of education, the relationships and classroom environment, will look like in the future.

Wellbeing Check

Building on research papers from Dr. Ros McLellan, Tania Clarke and Susan Steward, we are very excited to be developing an assessment that will help teachers to understand what wellbeing looks like in their classroom. We’re aiming to give teachers a holistic view of their students – understanding not only what they are capable of academically but how their feelings in school influence their work.

We’re starting to try out the wellbeing check for the first time with schools in the UK, so watch this space for more information.