The Office for National Statistics has published its latest report into Coronavirus and Home Schooling in Great Britain, from April to June 2020. Here are some of the key findings:

- Nearly nine out of ten — 87% — of parents said a child in their household was being home-schooled because of the pandemic, though this decreased among older children

- The older the child, the more hours they spent doing schoolwork. Five to 10- year olds did an average of 10 hours a week, rising to 16 hours among 11 to 15-year olds.

- The percentage of children who used real-time interactive online learning resources provided by schools, such as live lessons, rose as the age of the child increased. Only 13% of children in the primary schools used these resources, compared with 44% of young people age 16–18 years.

- More than half — 52% — of parents said a child in their house was struggling with continuing their education, with 77% giving lack of motivation as a reason.

- A lack of devices was given as a reason for struggling among 21% of single parent households, and 7% of households with two or more adults.

- Only half of parents who were home-schooling believed themselves to be confident enough in their abilities to do so.

- Most — 64% — of 16–18-year olds in full time education believe that the school shutdown would negatively affect their future life plans.

- One in three women said home-schooling was negatively affecting their well-being, compared with one in five men. 43% of parents said it had a negative effect on the well-being of their children.

Resources used for home-schooling

- The most common resources used by children were school-provided accessed via online platforms. These included pre-recorded lessons and assignments, e-workbooks and devices provided by parents, such as laptops and tablets.

- The younger the child, the most likely children were to use resources provided or found by parents.

- Older age groups were more likely to have used real-time interactive online learning provided by schools.