Tutor Trust Impact Report 2024/2025 - Report - Page 15
Tutoring Plus
Our Tutoring Plus programme is the most
valuable work we do, creating enormous impact
for our most vulnerable pupils. Growing this
work will be a major focus of our new strategy.
543
We supported
543 young people
in 2024/25
Targeted, holistic
support for pupils
with additional needs
Tutoring Plus provides dedicated, oneto-one support for pupils whose needs
may not be served by our mainstream
o昀昀er. Our tutors work 昀氀exibly, adapting
to the needs of the pupil, with a focus on
building strong mentoring relationships,
as well as academic progress.
An area of growth
100+
Over 100 more
young people
than 2023/24,
and up 185%
in 2 years
56%
More than half
of Tutor Trust
pupils have SEND
This year, we supported 543 young
people – over 100 more than last year,
and an increase of 185% in two years.
More than half of Tutoring Plus pupils
have SEND, and the number of SEND
pupils grew this year by 80%. 85%
of our pupils are persistently or
severely absent from school.
Given the diverse needs of our pupils,
Tutoring Plus takes a 昀氀exible delivery
approach that puts the learner 昀椀rst.
Whether at school or at home, we meet
pupils where and how they need us most.
For some, this means a focus on more
practical Functional Skills quali昀椀cations
as an alternative to GCSEs.
Improving attendance
Attendance is a growing problem
in schools, and it is closely linked
to the attainment gap11 for socially
disadvantaged young people. Tutoring Plus
referrals for pupils who are persistently
or severely absent have increased. 85%
of our pupils now fall into this category.
We know that our 昀氀exible, holistic
approach to tutoring helps to improve
engagement in learning. Pupils’ average
attendance in tutoring was 16 percentage
points (pp) higher than their average
school attendance.
+16pp Average
Who we work with
Average
School
Attendance
• Pupils who are persistently
or severely absent from schools
• Pupils with additional needs,
such as SEND or English as an
Additional Language
• Pupils in alternative provision
• Cared for children
• Those at risk of exclusion
• Those with Social, Emotional
and Mental Health (SEMH) needs
59%
Tuition gave pupils a route into
accessing their education again.
They started attend[ing] school
again, and 昀椀lling in some of the gaps
that had formed in their subject
knowledge. Kirsty Carvell, Lead
for Inclusion and SENCo, Manchester
Communication Academy
“
11 https://epi.org.uk/
publications-andresearch/breakingdown-the-gap/
We meet young
people where they are
”
Tutoring
Attendance
75%
Our goal is to support pupils to reintegrate
into school, and the mentoring we
provide is a crucial aspect of this work.
For more information, please read our
Tutoring Plus Impact Report for this year.
My favourite moment was when
she told me how happy she was to
be back in school, and her teacher said
she was progressing well. She said she
was grateful for the tuition sessions
that helped build her con昀椀dence and
helped prepare her for her Year 10
mocks. She met her goal of returning
to school full time for Year 11.
Tutoring Plus Tutor
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