For the latest Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here The MP for Stretford and Urmston has said the government’s education recovery plan to help students affected by the pandemic is ‘woefully inadequate’.
The £1.4 bn recovery fund, announced by Education secretary Gavin Williamson on Wednesday (June 2), promises to provide additional tuition and teacher training to help schools get back on track following the pandemic. £1bn of the funding will go towards six million 15-hour tutoring courses for disadvantaged pupils as well as extend the 16-19 tuition fund which focuses on subjects such as maths and English.
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