The national Covid-19 inquiry has been examining the impact of the pandemic on children and young people.
Module 8 drew to a close last month, with appearances from Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson, who faced scrutiny for the decision to shut schools and stop exams.
While concern has been raised about "ghost children" who are persistently absent from school, less attention has been paid to the gaps in education for those who did return to school.
no one wants to be seen to undermine the efforts of hard-working children and teachers
Author's summary: Grade inflation harms school children's education.