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Recommendation 9
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It is not clear that the National Tutoring Programme will deliver for the pupils that...
Conclusion
It is not clear that the National Tutoring Programme will deliver for the pupils that need it most. We expect full transparency about the operation of the National Is the Catch-up Programme fit for purposee 31 Tutoring Programme, including information on how many pupils are benefitting from the programme, and what the characteristics of those pupils are (for example, whether they are disadvantaged or have a special educational need or disability). It is crucially important that the Government ensures tutoring is working effectively in terms of catch-up, and that it measures and publishes statistics on the improvements in children’s attainment achieved by the tutoring programme. We expect these to be published and will continue to hold Randstad and the Department to account for this. This data is essential if we are to ensure that tutoring support is heavily targeted toward disadvantaged pupils and areas.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
46. We began publication of half-termly data from March 2022. This includes data on participation by local authority, region and school. Data on pupil characteristics such as disadvantage and special educational needs will be published on an annual basis. The Secretary of State wrote to all schools in early May promoting the programme. In his letter he indicated he is planning to publish data in the autumn term on each school’s tutoring delivery, alongside the funding allocations and numbers of pupils eligible for the pupil premium who have received tutoring. 47. We announced our plans for the NTP next year on 31 March 2022. These involve allocating all tutoring funding directly to schools, which will give them the freedom and flexibility to develop a tutoring offer that works best for their pupils. Alongside we will be procuring for one or more delivery partners, who will focus on quality assurance of tutoring organisations, recruitment and deployment of academic mentors and providing training for new tutors. 48. These changes will require our delivery partners to support schools to make best use of the NTP funding they have received, rather than acting as an intermediary between tutoring organisations and schools. This is a substantially different ask of our delivery partners, it is right therefore to reprocure, which means that we will not be extending Randstad’s contract beyond its initial term, which expires on 31 August 2022.