Schools: Making Good Progress

How can Link Education assist more schools?

From 2009 one-to-one tuition rolled out nationally to pupils in Key Stages 2, 3 and (in National Challenge schools) in Key Stage 4. Link Education became involved successfully with a handful of schools during the pilot of 2009.

'One-to-one tuition is now available to 3.5 per cent of the Key Stage 2, 3 and (in National Challenge schools) Key Stage 4 cohorts in English, and to 3.5 per cent of each cohort in mathematics. Local authorities will liaise with schools to agree allocations.

From 2010/11 tuition will be available to 300,000 pupils a year in both English and mathematics. It will be an entitlement to every pupil who entered Key Stage 2 behind the expected level and who is not on track to make two levels of progress.' teachernet.gov.uk

How are schools going to manage the programme and have time to fully vett the tutors? Link Education has been working with the programme for over a year now.

Link Education therefore would like to assist more schools as the programme enters into another exciting year of the 'Making Good Progress' Programme. If you are the liaison at your school and do not currently utilise our service for this programme please complete our enquiry form.

'When I found myself with the task of finding 50 hours of allocated tutoring hours in September 2009, I was excited but also worried at the same time; due to the huge task in hand. Where was I going to find the tutors, manage the pupils and the tutors times and the vetting. If it hadn't been for the team work with link Education our programme would not have happened so quickly, smoothly and successfully as it has. We are now looking forward to gaining double the allocation for next year so thank you Link for your invaluable work on the programme.'

Assistant Head, N Kent