Every school and college in England will have more money to
support young people’s recovery from the impact of the pandemic,
as the government confirms billions of pounds of additional
investment in education.
This will give schools and colleges the tools they need to help
get pupils back on track – from raising teachers’ salaries, to
recovery cash for schools, to increased learning time in
colleges.
Schools will receive an additional £4.7 billion in core funding
in 2024-25, including £1.6 billion in 2022-23 on top of already
planned increases from the 2019 Spending Review, and meaning a
total cash increase of £1,500 per pupil between 2019-20 and
2024-25.
This additional investment will also support the delivery of a
£30,000 starting salary for all new teachers.
The funding sits alongside a further £1.8 billion dedicated to
supporting young people to catch up on missed learning, following
on from the existing investment in catch up for early years,
schools and colleges, including for tutoring and teacher training
opportunities.
The dedicated recovery investment includes a one-off £1 billion
recovery premium to support disadvantaged pupils in all
state-funded primary and secondary schools, while £800 million
will be allocated across the period to ensure all 16-19 students
will benefit from an additional 40 hours of education across the
academic year - the equivalent of one additional hour a week in
school or college.
The funding takes the government’s direct investment in education
recovery to almost £5 billion, building on the high-quality
tutoring for millions of pupils and world-class training for
thousands of teachers and early years staff, already being
provided.
Education Secretary said:
Our mission is to maximise the potential of every single young
person, regardless of their background, circumstances or the ways
in which the pandemic has affected them. This settlement is a
landmark investment in our skills, schools and
families.
The pandemic has taken precious time in young people’s lives,
including the vital learning they need to reach their potential.
Today’s investment will enhance the recovery we know is already
underway for young people, building on the real impact of the
steps we’ve taken so far – whether that’s tutoring, world class
teacher training or summer schools. We have been and we will
continue to be ambitious about the futures of our children and
young people.
This additional investment in recovery will mean every school and
college will have extra dedicated funding to support those who
most need help catching up.
Primary schools will continue to benefit from the same per pupil
rate as this year’s recovery premium, while secondary schools are
expected to receive nearly double that amount, meaning an average
secondary school could attract around £70,000 a year. This extra
support in secondary reflects evidence showing the greater
gaps in older pupils’ learning and lower amount of time
those pupils have left in education.
Schools will be able to use the funding in ways that best support
their young people to catch up – from specialist small group
support in reading and maths, to after-school provision or summer
schools.
Students in 16-19 settings who have the least time left to
recover learning lost will benefit from an additional 40 hours of
education across the academic year, equivalent to an additional
hour per week. This time will be used for extra teaching and
learning - including in English, maths and other subjects -
depending on students’ individual needs. This, alongside the
16-19 tuition fund, will help to prepare these students for their
future.
These new catch up interventions follow on from the Chancellor’s
recent announcement, bringing new skills investment for young
people to £3.8 billion over the Parliament, and detailing £500
million to support families of young children.
They also build on the recent £153 million announcement to
strengthen teaching in the early years and address the impact of
the pandemic on the youngest children, with a focus on the most
disadvantaged areas of England, along with a commitment to
investing over £200 million each year to continue the Holiday
Activities and Food programme.
The dedicated education recovery funding will complement the
significant expansion of the National Tutoring Programme, with
millions of children set to benefit from high quality tutoring
over the next 3 years, alongside world-class training for
thousands of teachers and the summer schools that took place up
and down the country through the school holidays.
