The funding will now cover half of tutoring costs incurred by schools for the 2023/24 academic year – double the government’s initial commitment.
The £1bn tutoring programme was launched in November 2020, and aims to boost pupil attainment in England following school closures amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Initially, 75 per cent of the funding was provided by the government for the 2021/22 academic year, and the subsidy was due to be cut to 25 per cent for the coming academic year. Ministers have doubled this to 50 per cent, with schools expected to cover the remaining costs.
Under the next year’s programme, priority will be given to children from disadvantaged backgrounds and those who are below the expected standard in a given subject.
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