One billion pounds is being set aside to fund a national tutoring reform that will provide up to 100 millions tutoring hours for children and youth across England
The government will offer up to 100 millions hours of free tuition for children and young people in England to help them catch-up on lost learning during the pandemic.
As part of its plans to boost the education recovery, the government is investing a total of PS1.4billion, including PS1billion to support up 6 million 15-hour tutoring classes for disadvantaged children as well as an increase in the 16-19 tuition fund that targets key subjects like math and English.
Schools and colleges will receive funding to allow some year 13 students to repeat their final semester. PS400 million will go towards training and supporting early years practitioners, as well as 500,000 teachers in the country.
The investment builds on the PS1.7billion already announced for children to catch up on what was missed during the pandemic. This includes summer schools and mental support. Total investment is now over PS3billion.
The government has committed itself to an ambitious and long-term plan for education recovery. The next stage will include an evaluation of the time spent at school and college, and the impact that this could have in helping children and youth catch up. The findings of this review will be released later in the year as part of the spending review.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated: “Young people made so many sacrifices over the past year, and as we rebuild from the pandemic we must ensure that no child is forgotten.”
This next step in our catch-up plan for long-term should give parents the confidence that we will support children who are behind and that all children will have the skills and information they need to fulfill their potential.
It has been shown that a course of high-quality tutoring can boost attainment by 3 to 5 months. Therefore, tutoring is vital for young people to recover the teaching hours they lost in the past year.
The government expects that the PS1 billion investment will transform the approach and availability of tuition in every school and university over the next three-year period, ensuring that extra support is available when teachers identify a child who needs support due to the pandemic.
The PS153 million will be used to provide evidence-based professional training for early years practitioners. This includes new programs that focus on key areas like speech and language development in the youngest children.
PS253 million is being spent to expand the existing teacher training. This will give 500,000 teachers, from new teachers up to headteachers, the opportunity to receive world-class training. This is a major overhaul of the teacher training system in this country and will ensure that children are supported by world class teachers.
If the pandemic has affected students particularly, schools or colleges can offer them the option of repeating the year. The Department will provide funding to schools and colleges in order to accommodate the increased student numbers.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson stated: “This is our third major package of funding to catch up in the last twelve months, and it shows that we are taking an evidence-based, long-term approach to help all children.
“I am extremely proud that it recognizes the dedication and efforts of our teachers, who are at forefront of children’s rehabilitation. We want to ensure that every teacher has access to world-leading training and gives them the tools and skills to help each child they work with achieve their potential.
The package will not only help boost children’s education in the wake of disruption caused by pandemic, but also help reduce the attainment gap we have been working to eliminate.
Sir Kevan Collins, Education Recovery Commissioner, said: “The pandemic caused a great disruption in the lives of England’s kids.” To help every child get back on track, a comprehensive and sustained program of support will be needed.
“The investments announced today in teaching quality and tutoring offer evidence-based assistance to a significant percentage of our children and educators. But more will be required to meet the magnitude of the challenge.
The offer of radically expanded education, specialist training for teachers in the early years, and for all levels of schooling, from new teachers to the head teacher, is available to all ages. Some year 13 students can also choose to repeat their final semester.
Schools will be able provide additional tutoring assistance using tutors who are employed locally. This will build upon the successful National Tutoring Program and encourage tuition providers to provide one-to-one tutoring and small group tutorials for pupils across the country.
Randstad is the new supplier for the NTP as of September 2021. Teach First will support them to ensure that the program is successfully setup for effective delivery, continuous improvement and successful delivery in academic year 21/22.
Source: gov.uk
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