Tutoring not a long-term plan to help English pupils catch up, say teachers

The scheme was designed to close the attainment gap for disadvantaged students most affected by school closures during the Covid pandemic. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Almost half of school leaders say the government’s national tutoring programme (NTP), set up to help pupils in England catch up after Covid, is not cost-effective, according to a new survey.

Most senior leaders who took part in the poll (58%) said they did not regard tuition as a long-term solution to closing the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils.