One-to-one tuition

There are some children who, despite all best efforts, do not make the progress they need in a small group or whole-class setting. Without an individualised approach it may be hard for these children to make the progress needed to achieve their full potential. To support the needs of this group the DCSF has been trialling the use of one-to-one tuition for pupils who are falling behind in English and/or mathematics as part of the Making Good Progress pilot. This area of TeacherNet provides information and guidance on one-to-one tuition for schools.

When will individual tuition be available?

From 2009 one-to-one tuition is being rolled out nationally to pupils in Key Stages 2, 3 and (in National Challenge schools) in Key Stage 4. An initial tranche of individual tuition was trialled in the spring and summer terms of 2009 for the 36,000 pupils falling behind in the latter part of Key Stage 2.

One-to-one tuition is now available to 3.5 per cent of the Key Stage 2, 3 and (in National Challenge schools) Key Stage 4 cohorts in English, and to 3.5 per cent of each cohort in mathematics. Local authorities will liaise with schools to agree allocations.

From 2010/11 tuition will be available to 300,000 pupils a year in both English and mathematics. It will be an entitlement to every pupil who entered Key Stage 2 behind the expected level and who is not on track to make two levels of progress.