Tutor fund goes from strength to strength
JO AUSTIN, business owner of ‘Read The Question’ tutoring in Hebden Bridge, has thanked parents who have donated lesson time to help local, disadvantaged children.
The ‘Ask The Question’ fund, set up in 2017, allows parents to ‘donate a lesson’ to enable a local disadvantaged child to have a free tutoring session. The fund has already benefited around 20 children, granting them the opportunity to enjoy a lesson on whatever subject or topic they feel they need a little extra help or support with.
Jo Austin said: “Now it is more important than ever to publicly thank and give appreciation to the generosity and community spirit of so many of our local parents who despite facing unprecedented uncertainty for themselves, have continued to support this vital initiative.”
The ‘thank you’ comes amidst the news that some children could be left ‘a year behind’ their peers academically due to school closures and lack of teaching due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “School closures are likely to have a devastating impact on the poorest children and young people. The attainment gap widens when children are not in school. There is strong evidence that high quality tuition is a cost-effective way to enable pupils to catch up.”
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