Committees

The Government’s Catch-up programme

Inquiry

The Education Committee is holding an inquiry on the effectiveness of the Government’s catch-up programme.

The pandemic has had a significant impact on all aspects of pupils’ lives. Pupils have lost months of learning, with disadvantaged pupils the worst affected.

To date, the Government has spent around £5 billion on its education recovery programme, through initiatives such as the Recovery Premium and the National Tutoring Programme.

The Committee will scrutinise how effective these catch-up initiatives have been.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Thursday 9 December 2021.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Fourth Report - Is the Catch-up Programme fit for purpose?
Inquiry The Government’s Catch-up programme
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Response to this report
First Special Report - Is the Catch-up Programme fit for purpose?: Government response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2021–22
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First Special Report - Is the Catch-up Programme fit for purpose?: Government response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2021–22
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Oral evidence transcripts

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25 January 2022
Inquiry The Government’s Catch-up programme
Witnesses Orienne Langley-Sadler (Headteacher at Elms Bank School and College), John Blaney (Executive Headteacher at BMAT STEM), Jo Coton (CEO/Executive Headteacher at NET Academies Trust), Andy Green (Principal at Copleston High School), Nicola Shipman (Chief Executive Officer at Steel City Schools Partnership), Jill Thompson (Headteacher at Kelvin Grove Primary School), and Ruth Holden (Executive Headteacher at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch)
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12 January 2022
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Witnesses Karen Guthrie (Programme Director - National Tutoring Programme at Randstad)
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7 December 2021
Inquiry The Government’s Catch-up programme
Witnesses Professor Becky Francis (Chief Executive at Education Endowment Foundation), David Laws (Executive Chairman at Education Policy Institute), and Nick Bent (Co-Founder and Chief Executive at The Tutor Trust)
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Written evidence

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Randstad (GCP0005)
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Equality and Human Rights Commission (GCP0004)
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The National Deaf Children's Society (GCP0003)
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Contact us

  • Email: educom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General Enquiries) 020 7219 2370 / For all media inquiries please contact Owen Sheppard sheppardo@parliament.uk / 020 7219 8895 or Olivia Rose 07720 165936 / roseo@parliament.uk
  • Address: Education Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA