The SNP/Green Government has been urged to use the Budget to fund a £110m tutoring plan for schools in the most deprived areas.Labour believe the cash injection would help children and young people from the poorest backgrounds make up lost ground.Covid has hit education hard, with schools providing a mix of online and in-person learning at different stages of the pandemic.
Critics fear the patchwork provision has set back pupils and widened the attainment gap.Finance Secretary Kate Forbes will deliver the Government’s draft budget on Thursday and opposition parties have lined up to issue their demands.Labour MSP Michael Marra, who is his party’s education spokesperson, has called for funding to be prioritised at schools most in need.
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