It highlighted that, during the pandemic, studies showed a fifth of pupils did no schoolwork at home or less than an hour a day, but that, 'equally alarmingly', absence remains high now schools have reopened, with 182,000 pupils absent for Covid-related reasons on February 10.

Schools expect early years pupils to have basic social skills such as being able to share, to write some letters and numbers, to follow simple instructions and to be able to concentrate for short periods of time.

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World football´s governing body will not publish the preliminary lists but some countries might choose to do so, signaling their intentions and potentially putting to bed some of the early debate about team selection.

FIFA said in June the decision to expand squads was made "given the need to retain additional flexibility due to the unique timing" of this year's competition, which will interrupt the European club season.

On average, the survey found that just 50% of pupils arrived in Reception being 'school ready' while over a third of teachers - 34% - said that their pupils were not ready to start school, an increase on the proportion who reported this in 2020 of 23%.

It criticised a 'spaghetti junction' of catch-up funding, with £5 billion of recovery spending announced by Government since June 2020, and headteachers raising concerns about the 'complication' of accessing funds.

I like Duolingo's user-friendly layout, and the "streak" feature, which motivates you to keep going by tracking the number of days you've reached your point goal. In the app, you can access resources such as Duolingo Stories, which are short audio stories that allow you to check your comprehension skills as you go. I also subscribe to Premium for $7 per month which includes an ad-free experience, downloadable lessons, and unlimited "health." 

Essentially, you'll choose the language you want to learn and begin a 30-minute auditory lesson (which are downloadable and Alexa-compatible). Pimsleur is an app that offers 51 languages to learn, but delivers the information in what is basically the form of a podcast. The app also has a driving mode, so you can improve your language skills during long commutes without looking at a screen. 

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Paramount Plus provides a 25% student discount on its $5 per month Essential Plan that is good for four years, regardless of whether you graduate early. The offer cannot be applied to its Premium Plan or for subscribers who were grandfathered in on the now-discontinued Limited Commercials plan.

Those with Cox Internet and a subscription to Contour Stream Player or Contour TV Starter can "enjoy a limited-time preview" of Peacock Premium "at no additional cost." Full details can be found on Cox's site. Cable company Cox is also giving away the $5-a-month Peacock Premium subscription to those who have Cox Internet with a Contour TV Essential or higher plan.

World Cup holders France have a long list of injuries that coach Didier Deschamps must take into consideration over the next few days although the preliminary list is long enough to include players in a race against time to be fit for Qatar.

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Starz routinely offers discounts for a monthly subscription, and this is one of its lowest yet: $2 per month.

Several of the books parents have asked to be banned from the Dearborn, Michigan public school system. Each of them depicts rape, homosexuality and sex and local parents have taken issue with their children's access to the texts

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