Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi sent a letter to schools over the May Day Bank Holiday (2 May) urging the 40 per cent of institutions not signed up to the Covid-19 catch-up programme to do so “as soon as possible this term”.
In a move described by critics as “underhand”, he also revealed plans for Ofsted to publish data in the autumn on schools that had not signed up.
“The department intends to publish data on schools’ tutoring delivery in the 21/22 academic year in the autumn, in addition to the data government already publishes on national take-up, as well as funding allocations at school level. More details will be made available in due course,” a DfE statement said, adding that schools that have not signed up will be contacted this week “to discuss their plans and offer support”.
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