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Schools to receive all tutoring funding directly as Randstad loses contract

The company which runs the Government’s national tutoring programme has lost the contract for next year, the Department for Education has announced. Randstad has been criticised by schools and tuition providers throughout its tenure for issues with ...

31 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Zahawi writes to all schools to urge take-up of tutoring programme

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi is to write to schools to urge them to use the Government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme. Parents will also be able to access data on how their child’s school is using the programme (NTP), while the ...

02 May 2022 at 01:25

Focus on poorer pupils removed as National Tutoring Programme target

The removal of a target to help disadvantaged pupils from the National Tutoring Programme is “outrageous” and “cynical”, a social mobility expert has said. In an email sent to school leaders and tuition partners seen by the PA news agency, ...

02 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Catch-up tutors ‘variable and not good with children’, headteacher tells MPs

Catch-up tutors helping pupils who have lost learning during the pandemic are “inconsistent” in quality and not always “very good with children”, MPs were told on Tuesday. Under the Government’s flagship tutoring scheme to help pupils ...

25 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Government to fund half tutoring scheme costs amid budget concerns from schools

The Government will fund half of the cost of its flagship tutoring programme next year following concerns from school leaders that they would struggle to deliver the scheme amid budget pressures. The Department for Education (DfE) ...

23 May 2023 at 11:35

Generation of children could face damaged prospects without swift action – MPs

The prospects of a “generation of children” could be damaged by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic unless the Government takes faster and more effective action, MPs have said. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it is ...

07 Jun 2023 at 07:20

Funding concerns preventing tutoring from becoming ’embedded’ in schools

The majority of school leaders who have dropped out of the Government’s flagship tutoring programme, or are planning to this year, have cited funding concerns as the main reason, a report suggests. Nearly half (45%) of ...

21 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Three in 10 secondary school children have had private tuition, survey finds

Nearly one in three secondary school pupils have had private tuition, research suggests. Children in the “best-off” homes were more likely to report having had private tutoring than their peers in the “worst-off” ...

09 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National Tutoring Programme gets take-up boost as new contractors announced

Two million courses have been started through the Government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme (NTP), according to the latest data. Figures released by the Department for Education on Tuesday showed that ...

19 Jul 2022 at 11:59

National Tutoring Programme will ‘fail’ pupils unless it reforms

The Government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is at risk of failing if it does not implement much-needed reforms, a new report argues. For the 2022/23 academic year, Tribal Group, Education ...

26 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Government urged to renew funding for flagship catch-up tutoring programme

The Government should renew funding for its flagship tutoring programme to help children who have fallen behind, education leaders have urged. Failing to embed tutoring as a core part of the future ...

17 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Poorest pupils up to eight months behind their peers, MPs warn

Disadvantaged pupils in poor areas could be up to eight months behind their peers in aspects of their education following the pandemic, MPs have warned. A new report from the Commons Education ...

10 Mar 2022 at 23:25

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