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<p>Catch-up funding for 16 to 19 year olds is provided through the 16-19 Tuition Fund.
This is focused on supporting those young people who are at significant disadvantage
and whose learning has been impacted most severely by the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>We
targeted this funding among 16 to 19 year old students for those with low prior attainment
because:</p><ul><li>We know that these young people are disproportionately likely
to be from disadvantaged backgrounds.<p> </p></li><li>Students who leave full-time
education with low attainment are far more likely to become Not in Education, Employment
or Training and far less likely to progress to higher level courses, including higher
education and apprenticeships. We also know that they earn significantly less over
their lifetimes.<p> </p></li><li>Students with low prior attainment are more likely
to have fallen behind in lockdown, as they will have found it harder to ‘self-study’
at home and are more likely to disengage.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Those without
GCSE English and/or maths at the expected standard at age 16 is the agreed measure
used for disadvantage in 16 to 19 education and an established part of the 16 to 19
funding formula.</p><p>Funding is available to spend on those students without a grade
5 or above in English and/or maths GCSE. However, providers are required to prioritise
support for students who have not achieved a grade 4 in English and/or maths. If providers
have funding available within their allocations, they can consider whether any young
people with a grade 4 also needs catch up support.</p><p>As further evidence emerges,
we will consider if refinements to eligibility for future funding are needed to maximise its value
and impact in providing catch-up support for 16 to 19 students.</p>
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