English schools to get £1bn to help pupils catch up after lockdown

Schools will get £650m plus £350m to be spent on tutoring the children who most need it

The government is to give an extra £650m to schools in England to help pupils catch up on teaching missed during the coronavirus lockdown since March, as part of a £1bn package.

Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, will announce the funding on Friday, which will also include a separate £350m in subsidies for a one-year national tutoring programme – as revealed by the Guardian – to help the most disadvantaged children in their education by offering low-cost tuition for schools to purchase.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3fDDBnr