, Labour’s
Shadow Education Secretary, responding to the NAHT’s education
recovery blueprint, said:
“The Conservatives’ have over promised and under delivered on
children’s recovery. They have no plans to boost wellbeing and
social development despite children having months away from their
friends while their miserly recovery funding and inadequate,
poorly targeted tutoring programme are falling short of the
targeted academic support needed.
“Ministers must now listen to headteachers experience and
expertise and ensure schools can deliver the activities and
support needed to help every child reach their potential.
“Children are excited to back with their friends in school and
feel ambitious and optimistic about their futures. We must match
this ambition and put children at the heart of our national
recovery.”
Ends
Notes to editors
- ‘Miserly recovery funding’: The funding the Government
announced for education recovery in February amounts to 43p per
day for each child across the next school year:
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Funding announced (2021)
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720,000,000
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Total school children in England
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8,890,357
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Days in school year
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190
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Spending per child per day
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0.43
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Source Govt funding: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-education-recovery-package-for-children-and-young-people
Source school year: The School Day and Year, House of Commons
Briefing Paper 2019,https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN07148/SN07148.pdf
- ‘Inadequate tutoring programme’: At an education select
committee hearing on 29 April, Schools Minister MP said: “the latest figures are that of those
enrolled, over 110,000 have commenced tutoring and 44% of those
are eligible for pupil premium funding."
This equates to just 1.24% of children receiving support under
the Government’s tutoring scheme.
https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/2142/pdf/
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Total children started to receive tutoring
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Total school children
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Percentage of children receiving tuition
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110,000
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8,890,000
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1.24%
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Source: total school children: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2020
