Re:Lockdown, distance learning likely to increase social cla...
by cpncrunch on Monday September 27, 2021 @01:49PM
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In the UK, even before COVID there was a government funded Pupil Premium programme [1] which gave funding for disadvantaged pupils to get private tutoring.
Additionally, during COVID, there is a new National Tutoring Programme which allows all schools to get funding for private tutoring [2].
I think it's really important that private online tutoring shouldn't be restricted to well-off parents, as it just perpetuates the poverty gap.
Additionally, during COVID, there is a new National Tutoring Programme which allows all schools to get funding for private tutoring [2].
I think it's really important that private online tutoring shouldn't be restricted to well-off parents, as it just perpetuates the poverty gap.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium/pup... [2] https://nationaltutoring.org.uk/