Since becoming Children's Secretary in the summer, Ed Balls has made personalised learning one of the main focuses of his job. Central to the government's education agenda, this initiative offers a way for schools to tailor their curriculum and services to the needs of individual children.
From 2006 to 2008, £1.3bn has been allocated for schools to spend on personalised learning. And the recent Comprehensive Spending Review promised an additional £400m a year by 2010/11 to enable a step change in one-to-one support for pupils falling behind in English and Maths.
Already schools have risen to the challenge and begun initiatives both within and outside school hours. "It is difficult to think of personalised learning without extended services," explains Jenna Hall, national director: study support, at extended schools charity ContinYou.
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