Recommendation 28

In June 2020, to help make up for the learning that children had lost during the disruption to schooling, the Department announced £1 billion of funding for a catch- up learning programme. The programme includes a £650 million universal catch-up premium allocated to schools on a per-pupil basis, and a £350 million National Tutoring Programme (NTP) targeted at disadvantaged children.50 The Department set out a further £700 million in February 2021, including: a £302 million ‘recovery premium’ for 45 COE0029 Institute for Fiscal Studies submission, page 2 46 COE0027 Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex submission, page 2 47 COE0025 National Foundation for Educational Research submission, page 5 48 C&AG’s Report, para 3.5 49 Qq 46–48 50 C&AG’s Report, paras 3.7–3.8 COVID-19: Support for children’s education 15 schools; a further £200 million to expand the tutoring programme and support language development in early years settings; and £200 million for secondary schools to provide summer schools for those pupils who need it most.51