Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward any successor programmes to the National Tutoring Programme to enable pupils to catch up academically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.

Since the National Tutoring Programme began in 2020, over three million courses have been started. The department has invested more than £1 billion so that pupils can catch up through accessing high quality tuition.

The department has committed that tutoring will be embedded across schools in England by 2024. Tutoring will be a staple offer from schools to provide targeted support, using core budgets including the Pupil Premium, to ensure tutoring reaches pupils who will benefit the most.