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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

Labour demand answers on £7m increase to Randstad contract

Shadow schools minister Stephen Morgan has asked why the Government gave the firm running its flagship tutoring scheme an extra £7 million of public funds as it was being criticised for “catastrophic” failures. In May 2021, the Government awarded ...

05 Apr 2022 at 10:55

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

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Longford tutor slams ‘ridiculous’ work conditions during Leinster House protest

Dozens of tutors gathered at the gates of Leinster House on Wednesday to call for public sector contracts and protest against “abusive” working conditions. Such a move would mean adult education tutors getting paid during holiday ...

19 Feb 2023 at 18:33

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Tipperary's adult education tutors to protest today over their pay and conditions

Adult education tutors will stage a protest outside Tipperary Education & Training Board’s main offices today (Friday, April 21) to highlight their long standing claim for better pay and conditions. The protest outside the ETB’s ...

21 Apr 2023 at 10:33

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 ...

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

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Tipperary adult education tutors demand improvements to their pay and conditions at Clonmel protest

Adult education tutors appealed to the Government to deliver long awaited improvements in pay and conditions they are fighting for years to secure at a protest outside Tipperary Education & Training Board’s offices in ...

27 Apr 2023 at 12:33

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Tutors needed for English classes for refugees and migrants in Tipperary

Cashel Library aims to partner with Failte Isteach in the Autumn of 2024 to run conversational English classes with migrants and refugees. They are are looking for people who wish to volunteer to support migrants and ...

16 Jul 2024 at 11:33

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