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Social mobility campaigners and Conservative Party leaders have criticized the Treasury’s decision to cut Covid-19 funding for poorer pupils, saying ministers are “doing nothing” to restore lost learning. No,” he criticized.
as predicted by I Jeremy Hunt last month failed to announce new funding for the National Tutoring Program in Wednesday’s budget, leaving schools to either try to fund the scheme from stretched budgets or scrap the policy altogether. I am forced to choose whether to do so.
The program is the only major measure introduced by Boris Johnson’s government to help children catch up on their studies following a series of lockdowns during the pandemic, and to help pupils catch up with lessons. Thousands of tutors were dispatched. Education was lost because of C.Egg-shaped.
Last year, the government announced it would increase funding for the scheme to cover half of tutoring costs, but it had originally planned to reduce the subsidy to just 25% of costs, with schools covering the rest. .
However, the Chancellor has chosen to withdraw further funding from the scheme, a move that has been strongly criticized by the education industry.
Sir Peter Lampl, founder of the social mobility charity Sutton Trust, accused the government of “giving up” on coronavirus measures for schools.
“Just under three years after schools reopened after the second lockdown, the impact of lost lessons is still unaddressed and the achievement gap between the poorest and middle-class students is widening. Ministers have now made it perfectly clear what to do as they continue to do so: ‘They’re not going to do anything about it, they’re not doing anything at all,’ Sir Peter said.
The billionaire philanthropist said the decision not to renew funding for the scheme was “incomprehensible” given the reversal of social mobility during the pandemic, adding: “The poorest young people “We deserve far more than this false economy at our own expense,” he added.
Robin Walker, former schools minister and chair of the Commons education select committee, echoed his concerns, saying: I He will continue to call on the government for further funding for the scheme.
“It’s disappointing at this stage, but I hope this issue will be discussed in future forums.” [on the Budget] The government has said it will consider this in a statement in the fall. “The opportunity to secure the future of publicly funded tutoring is too important to pass up,” he said.
The tutoring program was the culmination of a much watered down coronavirus response plan put in place by the Department of Education in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Sir Kevan Collins has proposed a £15bn fund to support children’s education after the coronavirus crisis, but the figure has been cut to just £1.4bn, prompting him to step down from his role in helping government schools catch up with the Tsar. I had no choice but to do it.
The Ministry of Education has been contacted for comment.