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<p>Sir Kevan Collins, the Education Recovery Commissioner, was not asked to publish
a plan but rather to advise the Government on developing its plan. This has been published,
through announcements of significant investments in education recovery in June 2021.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department will continue to focus on education recovery to make sure that
no child is left behind with their education, with over £3 billion committed for catch-up
so far. As part of this, the Department recently announced an additional £1 billion
for tutoring and £400 million for training to support great teaching, which were both
key areas Sir Kevan recommended we pursue.</p><p> </p><p>This comes on top of a £650
million universal catch-up premium for schools, £200 million for face-to-face summer
schools this summer, a £302 million recovery premium which will go to schools in the
coming year, £18 million to support language development in the early years from next
year, and £550 million to fund small group tuition. The recovery premium alone will
mean that the average primary school will receive around £6,000 extra funding, and
the average secondary school around £22,000 extra funding to further support pupils
to catch up.</p><p> </p><p>Education recovery requires a long-term approach. The next
step will be a review of the evidence on extending the school day to make sure that
any investment here delivers the best education for children.</p>
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