Zahawi to overhaul Covid catchup tutoring after criticism of provider Education secretary says money will shift to English schools following complaints Randstad had missed targets The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022
Poor pupils 'up to eight months behind' at school as Covid catch-up tutoring misses them Education Committee chairman Robert Halfon said Covid school closures had been a 'national disaster' in a new report laying bare the hit to pupils' schooling and life chances Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2022
National tutoring scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs Consultancy firm Randstad’s contract ‘must end’ unless it delivers learning missed during Covid The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2022
Firm behind England’s flagship tuition scheme faces dismissal after failing to hit targets Ministers poised to replace Dutch company Randstad in running national tutoring programme The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2022
‘I’ve got one word for the tutoring programme – disastrous’: England’s catch-up scheme mired in problems The high-profile programme has prompted complaints of missed targets and poor-quality tuition The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2022
Government urged to ‘seriously consider’ leaving contract with tutoring provider Advantaged pupils will see more benefit from the 2022 exam changes, Robert Halfon said. The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022