Pupil Premium Funding
A GUIDE TO WORKING WITH STUDENTS VIA PUPIL PREMIUM FUNDING
In light of the National Tutoring Programme making tutoring partners available in schools, we spoke with Tutors Green whose bread and butter is placing tutors in school to try and make first-class tuition accessible to more students. The majority of their work is funded by Pupil Premium – this funding can now be used by schools to access subsidised tuition through the recently launched National Tutoring Programme.
This blog covers:
- What is Pupil Premium funding: Who is eligible?
- Contributing factors to the attainment gap: Limited access to recourses
- Tuition for all rather than a select few: Making high quality tuition accessible for all
- Key principles of high quality tuition: Words from Tutors Green
WHAT IS PUPIL PREMIUM FUNDING?
Pupil premium refers to a grant made available from the Government in attempt to decrease the attainment gap in children who are at a disadvantage...
Lockdown 2.0: Making 'work from home' work for you
SAFEGUARDING & E-SAFTEY FOR ONLINE TUTORING
Written for The Tutor's Association. Myelin Academia is an Affiliate Partner and TTA Blog Contributor.
This blog covers:
- Globalisation: What its' meant for online tutoring
- Lockdown 1.0: What did we learn from it, and what can we do better?
- Safeguarding: To record or not to record?
- E-safety Checklist: A guide of safe practice for tutoring online
As we sit on the brink of Lockdown 2.0 we stare down the barrel once again of working from home. This time let’s make ‘work from home’ work for us!
GLOBALISATION IS GOOD FOR TUTORS & ITS GOOD FOR CLIENTS
Traditionally, tuition has provided a bespoke face-to-face service. But...
Tutoring in Schools
A TIME FOR COLLABORATION NOT COMPETITION
For too long now the teaching and tutoring sector have been two distinct, separate industries, which have attracted friction between one another. The National Tutoring Programme offers the opportunity to redefine tutoring standards and refocus on communication working with schools, not against them.
The NTP Tuition Partners pillar calls for tutors to support and participate with a large numbers of schools. For this to be an effective and smooth partnership, communication with school colleagues is going be vital. "School liaison will be a critical part of any tutoring model" - NTP
This blog covers:
- Teaching vs Tutoring: What are the differences?
- Differentiation techniques: Methods of achieving differentiation in your lessons
- The importance of colleagues: A Who's Who? of important school personnel, including school policy and procedure that will impact your planning and teaching
TEACHNG vs TUTORING
How...
Tutoring in a Post COVID World
WHAT HAS COVID-19 MEANT FOR EDUCATION?
In summary, the disruption caused by COVID-19 has lead to wide-level disruption across all industries, including education. It has further exacerbated the attainment gap between children from disadvantaged and affluent backgrounds.
As such, the Government has allocated £350million to 'provide additional support to schools to help disadvantaged pupils whose education has been most affected by school closures' in an initiative called the National Tutoring Programme (NTP)
Their NTP 'Tuition Partners' means recruiting tutors as part of a public service to improve access to subsided high-quality tutoring for disadvantaged pupils, including those eligible for Pupil Premium funding, in State-maintained primary and secondary schools in England.
This blog covers:
- NTP criteria: Requirements for Tuition Partners
- 121 tuition vs small groups: A comparison of differences
- Online vs face to face tuition: The pros...
