Department for Education: Response to PAC report on Education Recovery in Schools

A Department for Education spokesperson said:

“We are conscious of the effect the pandemic has had on pupils’ education which is why we have made £5 billion available for education recovery. 

“Despite the effect of the pandemic, England came fourth out of 43 countries that tested children of the same age in the PIRLS international survey of the reading ability of 9 and 10 year olds. 

“We remain committed to addressing the attainment gap which is why the National Tutoring Programme is targeted at the most disadvantaged students and has had over three million course starts to date, backed by more than £1 billion investment.”