Thirty-two providers, most of them commercial businesses, have been selected to deliver the government’s National Tutoring Programme in its first year.
Education giant Pearson, charities The Brilliant Club and Tutor Trust, and prominent tutoring organisations MyTutor and Action Tutoring are among those chosen to provide subsidised tutoring to around 250,000 pupils at schools across England.
Also among the successful applicants is Schools Partnership Tutors, which was set up by the Unity Schools Partnership earlier this year to try to prevent the cash going to private firms.
However, 21 of the partners are for-profit organisations, while the remaining 11 are not-for-profit. The NTP said this reflected the applications, 62 per cent of which came from commercial organisations.
Schools will be able to search for the subsidised tuition partners and choose between a variety of models of tutoring, including in-person and online, from 10am today.
Sir Peter Lampl, founder and chair of the Sutton Trust and chair of the Education Endowment Foundation, said he was “delighted that schools will have access to tutoring from so many high-quality organisations”.
“For too long, low income pupils have not been able to afford tutoring. This is an important step in enabling them to access it.”
Here is the full list of providers
1-2-1 mentors
Devon-based company that uses qualified teachers as tutors for primary and secondary-age schoolchildren.
Action Tutoring
Charity that uses volunteers to deliver English and maths tuition to disadvantaged pupils.
Career Tree
National professional tutoring service provider that will work with schools in London, Luton and Birmingham
CoachBright
Tutoring company that focuses on academy tuition for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Conexus Tuition Franchising Limited
Company that offers exam-focused tuition across the UK.
Connex Education Partnership Ltd
Recruitment company that uses qualified teachers with recent classroom experience to deliver intervention programmes.
EM Tuition
Organisation aiming to support 9,000 children aged four to 16 in English, maths science, languages and humanities
FFT Education Ltd
Non-profit which runs a ‘Lightning Squad’ tutoring programme which involves pupils working with tutors in pairs.
Fleet Tutors
Provider of one-to-one and small group tuition to around 4,000 students annually.
Fresh Start in Education Ltd
A company experienced in supporting students who have experienced disruption to their education
Lancashire County Council
Local authority’s ethnic minority Gypsy Roma Traveller achievement service aims to provide support so pupils from all backgrounds can achieve their potential.
TLC Live
Online teaching company that uses only qualified teachers who teach in real time.
Learning Academies Ltd
Organisation which works with schools in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, providing tuition on a one-to-one and small group basis
Manning’s Tutors Ltd
Tuition company that providers support to disadvantaged pupils.
MyTutor
Provider of online tuition programmes using university students.
Pearson PLC
Global education company known for its publishing business and running exam board Edexcel.
PET-XI
Company that offers tutoring to disadvantaged and low-attaining KS2 to KS4 pupils.
Protocol Education Limited
Company that already works with around 3,500 schools, providing small group and one-to-one tuition.
Quest for Learning
Oxfordshire-based charity that delivers ReadingQuest and BookQuest programmes in primary schools.
Randstad Public Services Limited
Provider of educational support, tuition and mentoring to children and young people across the country.
Professional Tutoring Partnership
A partnership consisting of Real Group, Patoss, The Dyslexia Guild, British Dyslexia Association and Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity.
Schools Partnership Tutors
Organisation established by the Unity Schools Partnership specifically to take part in the NTP.
TalentEd
Charity that focuses on closing the attainment gap and uses only qualified teachers.
Targeted Provision Ltd
Provider of tuition for pupils with additional educational needs, including those with SEND and social, emotional and mental health needs.
Teaching Personnel Limited
Organisation that works with over 5,000 schools annually through a network of 260 staff nationwide.
Tes Supply
Part of Tes Global, which is owned by private equity firm Providence. Runs recruitment companies Vision for Education, ABC Teachers and Smart Teachers.
The Brilliant Club
Charity that works with schools and universities to increase access to selective universities for poorer pupils.
The Tutor Trust
Manchester-based charity that trains university students to tutor pupils in local schools.
Tute
Provider of live and interactive online teaching delivered by qualified teachers.
University of Sunderland
Higher education institution that trains teachers and already works with primary and secondary schools in its region.
Third Space Learning
Online maths tutoring company for schools.
White Rose Maths
Part of White Rose Education Services, a Yorkshire company that delivers tuition in primary and secondary schools.
Whatever happened to the NTP? I did a course through Vision back in 2020, for online tutoring, but nothing came of it. However, now that everyone is back in school, who is doing the small group interventions to ‘uplift’ the children who missed out on chunks of their learning? Is NTP still a thing, and, if so, how do you get a job doing it?