www.theguardian.com/education/2020/sep/06/boris-johnsons-catch-up-tutoring-will-arrive-too-late-for-pupils-who-need-it-most
So yet another expensive vanity project, which will have very little effect.
The government tried to do this on the cheap by recruiting inexperienced tutors. The initiative was outsourced to agencies, but it would have been better to give the money directly to schools who know their pupils best.
Good Morning Wednesday 24 April 2024