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2 May 2026

Tag: tutoring

DfE contradicts its own minister’s claims on tutoring scheme scale

The Department for Education has contradicted its own education secretary’s claim that six million pupils will benefit from the rollout of tutoring, raising the question of whether Gavin Williamson misled parliament. Williamson told parliament on Monday he had “outlined a clear plan to roll out tutoring to six million children up and down the country” […]

PM incorrectly claims 6 million pupils will benefit from tutoring

The prime minister has incorrectly claimed in Parliament that six million pupils will benefit from the government’s tutoring reforms. Boris Johnson also claimed to have “introduced” a £30,000 starting salary for teachers – over two years before the policy is due to be finally implemented. Johnson was today questioned by MPs during prime minister’s questions […]

Online tutoring during school closures ‘feasible’, but digital divide a key barrier

Delivering online tutoring to disadvantaged pupils during partial school closures was feasible, but access to equipment presented a key barrier, the Education Endowment Foundation has found. A new report from the EEF evaluating the effectiveness of last year’s National Online Tutoring Pilot was released today. It found that delivering online tuition was feasible and the […]

£140m of tuition catch-up cash remains unspent

The government is unlikely to deliver on its promise to provide £350 million in tuition catch-up cash this year. A Schools Week investigation has established that nearly £140 million – 40 per cent – of the promised funding remains unspent. This is yet more sleight of hand from government. Again, they’ve over-promised but under-delivered It’s […]

£1bn schools coronavirus ‘catch-up’ package revealed

The government will spend £1 billion on an education “catch-up plan”, with a large chunk of the cash going directly to schools. Under proposals outlined today, state primary and secondary schools will split £650 million in additional funding for the 2020-21 academic year to help their pupils catch up on education missed as a result […]

Pressure mounts on ministers as study shows fifth of pupils do no schoolwork at home

Children not in school during the lockdown have been spending an average of 2.5 hours a day doing schoolwork, new research suggests. According to the UCL Institute of Education, which conducted the study, the figure is around half that suggested by previous research, “implying that learning losses are much greater than previously thought”. One fifth […]