New figures on take-up of tutoring through the National Tutoring Programme have given government reason to celebrate.
Following a rocky start, nearly four million programmes have now been delivered over the last three years. And the data suggests that the vast majority of schools in England have used at least some of their NTP grant during the last two years.
Research suggests more schools are seeing positive benefits of tutoring. A recent survey by the National Foundation for Educational Research found that over three quarters of school leaders currently using the NTP believed it was improving the attainment of disadvantaged pupils.
But is tutoring set to become a permanent feature of our education system, and a key plank of pupil premium strategies in years to come?
