, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary,
responding to Chancellor saying the Government has “maxed out” what they can do
on tutoring and teacher training to support children’s recovery,
said:
"The Chancellor's claim that he’s doing all he can to support our
children’s futures is a disgrace. The Conservative’s tutoring
programme is reaching just 1 in 100 children.
“Labour has an ambitious Children’s Recovery Plan which would
support every child’s learning and wellbeing with tutoring for
all who need it alongside investment in activities and clubs
creating new opportunities for every child.
“The Chancellor’s response shows the Conservatives’ are out of
touch with parents’ priorities. Failing to invest in children’s
futures is a false economy, must stop making excuses and give children’s futures
the priority and investment that’s urgently needed.”
Ends
Notes to editors
- 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."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
- False economy - the Education Policy Institute has estimated
the cost to the economy of not supporting children to recover
lost learning could be between £62bn - £420bn.
The IFS has estimated this would be between £90bn and £350bn.
EPI: https://epi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/EPI-Education-Recovery-Preliminary-Analysis-2021.pdf
IFS: https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/15292
