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<p>The £350 million National Tutoring Programme will increase the availability of
high-quality tutoring across England, enabling schools to access provision for disadvantaged
pupils at a subsidised rate. It will also place high-calibre graduate coaches in the
most disadvantaged schools across the country to support pupils to catch up in key
subjects. We will say more about the programme in due course.</p><p>The wider £650
million catch-up fund recognises that all pupils, irrespective of their background
or location, have lost time in education. Whilst school leaders will decide how it
is used, the intention is that this money will be spent on the most effective interventions.
On 19 June the Education Endowment Foundation published a guide to help school leaders
and staff decide how to use this universal funding to best support their pupils. <a
href="https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Publications/Covid-19_Resources/Covid-19_support_guide_for_schools.pdf"
target="_blank">https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Publications/Covid-19_Resources/Covid-19_support_guide_for_schools.pdf</a></p><p>We
will announce more details, including allocations, in due course.</p>
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