Past Lessons, Future Vision – a new report

Past Lessons, Future Vision – Evolving State-funded Tutoring for the Future

Filled with insights from the successes and shortcomings of the National Tutoring Programme and the 16-19 Tuition Fund, as well as an exploration of key principles for a new national scheme, this report makes recommendations on how the future of tutoring can be built to close the attainment gap and support millions of young people across the country.

A massive thank you to the collaborators of this report – Action Tutoring, The Children’s Literacy Charity, Get Further, Impetus, Public First, Team Up, and The Tutor Trust.

Here are the key recommendations from the Past Lessons, Future Vision – Evolving State-funded Tutoring for the Future report, expertly written by Jonathan Simons, Sally Burtonshaw, and William Yates from Public First.

• A minimum of 12 hours of tutoring per pupil, delivered in-person or online

• A focus on English and maths

• Provision from Key Stage 2 through to post-16

• A mixed model – deliver tutoring in-house or commission external providers

• Light-touch accountability and no match-funding

"State-funded tutoring was one of the most ambitious education interventions we’ve seen in a generation, and it worked. Millions of pupils benefited, especially those who needed it most."

– Jonathan Simons, Partner and Head of the Education Practice at Public First