How Will The \u00a31.4bn Covid Recovery Fund Be Spent?<\/h2>\n
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The \u00a31.4bn Covid recovery fund for education will be spent on both tutoring programmes and supporting teachers. Below is a breakdown of how the figure will be split between the two and further information on what the money is going towards:<\/p>\n
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- \u00a31bn has been allocated to supporting up to 6 million tutoring courses for students, over the next three years. Online tutoring<\/a> will no doubt be an integral part of how the money is spent, given the changes to the way students now learn, following the pandemic. At Tutorspot, we have hundreds of highly qualified and experienced in-person and online tutors, who are all ready to deliver the requisite support and guidance to students who have been impacted by Covid-19.<\/li>\n
- \u00a3579m of the \u00a31bn has been set out to help schools develop new and existing local tutoring provision.<\/li>\n
- \u00a3400m will be spent on training and supporting teachers, as they set out to provide students with the resources and knowledge to help them overcome the challenges brought about by the Coronavirus. So, how is the fund for supporting teachers going to be divided?<\/li>\n
- Of the \u00a3400m teacher training and support fund, \u00a3153m will be put towards training early years staff and new programmes centered around speech and language will be introduced. \u00a369m has been assigned to the continued rollout of the early career framework reforms. The remaining \u00a3184m has been allocated to middle and late-career national professional qualifications (NPQs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a31.7bn Education Fund Announced In March 2021<\/h2>\n
The \u00a31.4bn education fund, newly announced by the Department for Education at the beginning of June 2021, will be additional to the \u00a31.7bn fund that was announced at the beginning of March 2021. It was at this time that the government announced it will provide \u00a31.7bn worth of funding to help students recover from school closures throughout the duration of the pandemic. The \u00a31.7bn covid recovery fund for education is to be distributed to the following areas:<\/p>\n
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- \u00a3650m as a catch-up premium for schools in the UK<\/li>\n
- \u00a3350 million for the government\u2019s flagship National Tutoring Programme and academic mentors scheme<\/li>\n
- An added recovery premium of \u00a3302m<\/li>\n
- \u00a3200m for secondary schools to run summer schools<\/li>\n
- \u00a3203 million to extend tutoring and early years support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A Comment From The Government<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nSpeaking of the hardship that students have endured throughout the Coronavirus pandemic and the support that this fund will provide, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: \u201cYoung people have sacrificed so much over the last year and as we build back from the pandemic, we must make sure that no child is left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, as announced by Gov.uk<\/a>: \u201cThis next step in our long-term catch up plan should give parents confidence that we will do everything we can to support children who have fallen behind and that every child will have the skills and knowledge they need to fulfil their potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson commented: \u201cThis is the third major package of catch-up funding in twelve months and demonstrates that we are taking a long-term, evidence-based approach to help children of all ages. The package will not just go a long way to boost children\u2019s learning in the wake of the disruption caused by the pandemic but also help bring back down the attainment gap that we\u2019ve been working to eradicate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am incredibly proud it recognises the efforts and dedication of our teachers who are at the forefront of children\u2019s recovery \u2013 making sure every teacher has the opportunity to access world-leading training, giving them the skills and tools to help every child they work with to fulfil their potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
Covid Recovery Education Fund Deemed Inadequate<\/h2>\n
Sources have revealed that the government and the Department for Education were actually looking to secure a Covid recovery education fund of \u00a315bn from the treasury. Such a deviation from what was initially envisaged as the required funding and what has been allocated to date has drawn strong criticism.<\/p>\n
Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, Kate Green, revealed her thoughts on the funding. She stated that the recovery fund \u201cfalls woefully inadequate of what the government’s own education expert Sir Kevan Collins is suggesting is needed.\u201d She also added, \u201cIt’s a very limited announcement, I’m afraid, that the government is making and children and young people can’t really afford to wait for this government to get a sensible package.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sir Kevan Collins, who fulfilled the role of Education Recovery Commissioner for England until 2nd July 2021, recently resigned from his post after the announcement of the recovery fund. The Coronavirus school catch up tsar resigned after revealing that he thought the fund falls \u201cfar short of what is needed\u201d, as reported by BBC<\/a>. Whilst Collins quit almost immediately after learning of the allocated fund, head teachers have called the \u00a31.4bn funding a \u201cdamp squib\u201d.<\/p>\n
It remains to be seen whether the government can or will release more funds to help students get back on track at school<\/a> but, at Tutorspot, we are committed to providing students with the extra support needed to catch up on studies missed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
How Our Dedicated Online Tutors Can Help Students Catch Up<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWe have hundreds of in-person and online tutors available to help students of any ability and at any stage of the educational ladder. From committed online Maths tutors<\/a> to highly knowledgeable online Science tutors<\/a> to tutors that are advanced in delivering online English Literature tutoring<\/a>, we have a wide range of tutors across a variety of subjects.<\/p>\n