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School day ‘could be extended by 30 minutes’ as part of leaked Covid-19 catch-up plan, reports suggest

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The school day could be extended by up to half an hour and five million children could benefit from extra tutoring as part of leaked proposals for a £15bn education catch-up plan, according to reports.
Education recovery tsar Kevan Collins is said to be behind the plan. Picture: Education Endowment Foundation
Education recovery tsar Kevan Collins is said to be behind the plan. Picture: Education Endowment Foundation

The Times reports that a leaked presentation by education recovery tsar Kevan Collins, on which Prime Minister Boris Johnson has allegedly been briefed, includes plans to pay teachers for 100 extra teaching hours which would extend the school day by around 30 minutes.

The extensive plan for England also suggests millions of pupils from disadvantaged areas will be offered one-to-one or small group tutoring sessions while hundreds of thousands of teachers will receive extra training, according to the Times.

However, the newspaper reports that the plan - expected to cost £15bn - has run into opposition from the Treasury.

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