Tutoring

Government’s pandemic catch-up tutoring programme is still failing to meet the mark

Government’s pandemic catch-up tutoring programme is still failing to meet the mark: Joyseulay/Shutterstock A government scheme to help children catch up with schooling they missed during the pandemic is still struggling to help those most in need. A recent independent evaluation of the National Tutoring Programme has assessed the impact of the catch-up strategy in …

Learning loss: the National Tutoring Programme for England is a valuable step – but may not go far enough

Learning loss: the National Tutoring Programme for England is a valuable step – but may not go far enough: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock UNESCO estimates that around 1.5 billion children were unable to attend school in the spring of 2020. Closed schools mean lost learning, lower skills and reduced life chances and wellbeing. A strategy for …