Struggling kids across three city region boroughs will be supported after the Government announced extra investment to drive up education standards.
Knowsley, Liverpool and Halton have been included among 24 priority investment areas which will receive “intensive, bespoke support from the government to rapidly raise standards”, according to the Department for Education.
The interventions are part of the Government’s first Schools White Paper in six years which aims to ensure 90% of children across the country reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at age 11 by 2030. In 2019, only 65% of children achieved this standard, with the Government suggesting that the pandemic will have exacerbated the challenges despite the work parents and teachers in difficult circumstances.
