Tutor Trust Impact Report 2023/2024 - Report - Page 8
Introduction
In昀氀uencing change
We continued to work hard to advocate for
the impact that high-quality tutoring can have
on young people’s attainment, attendance
and enjoyment of learning.
Campaigning for tutoring
We campaigned at the highest levels
of government for tuition funding.
• We met with o昀케cials at Downing
Street, the Department for Education,
and with the Shadow Education team
on numerous occasions over the year.
• Our CEO, Ed Marsh, joined a panel at
the Labour Party conference, hosted
by The Education Policy Institute (EPI),
to discuss the regional attainment gap
and how tutoring can act as a leveler.
• Our Co-Founder and Executive
Director, Abigail Shapiro, together
with Susannah Hardyman, CEO of
Action Tutoring, and Sarah Waite,
Founder and CEO of Get Further,
delivered a letter to 10 Downing
Street which voiced concern about
the removal of NTP funding, signed
by 500 school leaders.
• We are continuing to partner with
Public First, Action Tutoring and Get
Further to advocate for tutoring.
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Despite the collective best e昀昀orts of Tutor
Trust and our peers, NTP funding stopped
at the end of this school year. During
the life of the NTP, we supported over
25,000 young people across Greater
Manchester, West Yorkshire and
Merseyside. This is something we
are immensely proud of.
Looking ahead
While NTP funding has ended, the
need for high-quality tuition remains
prevalent. The current government has
committed to addressing key issues such
as teacher recruitment, the attainment
gap, and the attendance crisis. We
continue to demonstrate how tutoring
can be used as a tool within these issues.
• We submitted evidence to the
Education Select Committee, sharing
our insights on the bene昀椀ts of tutoring
on boys’ attainment and engagement
in education.
We know we are uniquely positioned
to tackle these issues and help improve
the education system in the North of
England. With more than a decade of
experience, we know what works best,
we have strong evidence our approach
is working, and we have built and will
continue to build powerful relationships
with our school partners.
• We launched a report with ImpactEd
into the work of Tutoring Plus at
a roundtable breakfast meeting
in London attended by colleagues
interested in our work in this space
including representatives from
the Department for Education,
the Children’s Commissioner, The
Education Endowment Foundation
and The Ambition Institute.
In our open letter to Sir Keir Starmer
and the new Labour Government, we
are appealing for tuition to be put 昀椀rmly
on the agenda in schools. Together with
our peers, partners and funders, we’ll
keep working with the government
to make this vision a reality so that
all pupils can achieve their potential,
not just those who are fortunate
enough to access private tuition.
Tutor Trust Impact Report 2023/24
