Tutoring programme beneficial but unaffordable for many schools says NAHT

Responding to a new evaluation of the National Tutoring Programme’s third year, published by the National Foundation for Educational Research’s (NFER) and commissioned by the Department for Education, James Bowen, assistant general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said:

“These findings reflect what our members tell us about the positive impact that tutoring can have, especially for disadvantaged pupils.

“However, many schools are facing severe financial pressures, and have simply been unable to afford to continue running the National Tutoring Programme, even with the current 50% subsidy.

“We are still in the dark over whether the government is committed to the programme in the longer term and if it will invest in tutoring properly, and we urge ministers to provide that clarity without delay.”