A 20m Government pilot launched last week will see 43,000children receive 10 hours of one-to-one tuition in English and/or mathsoutside of school hours.
The pilot is designed to stimulate pupils' academic progress and willrun in 484 primary and secondary schools in England. The schoolsinvolved represent a broad mix of demographics.
Gill Astarita, chief executive of the charity Volunteer Reading Help'said: "To gain the full benefit of the 'short burst' tuition proposed,the Government would do well to ensure longer-term help is on offer aswell."
The Department for Education and Skills has also published Making GreatProgress, a report examining 20 primary schools where pupils advancedsignificantly between Key Stages 1 and 2. The report found personaltargets and an assumption that every child can achieve were commonfeatures in successful schools.
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