Tutor Trust Impact Report 2024/2025 - Report - Page 24
Attendance
An external evaluation from ImpactEd showed our targeted
tutoring intervention plays a role in improving school attendance
and behaviour, with the greatest gains for pupils eligible for Pupil
Premium and those with SEND.
The link between
attendance and
behaviour
Attendance issues are closely linked
to behaviour. A review of attendance
interventions by the Education
Endowment Foundation (EEF) found
that extended absence from school
is linked with behavioural and
social problems which can have
long lasting e昀昀ects.20
How our tutoring
can help
An evaluation conducted by ImpactEd
found that attendance improved
for nearly 1 in 5 pupils (17.4%) who
received tutoring, with even greater
gains observed among Pupil Premium
and SEND pupils. One pupil’s attendance
rose dramatically from 67.2% to 93.2%.
Behaviour also improved on average,
with Pupil Premium and SEND pupils
again showing the most positive changes,
indicating that tutoring may be especially
e昀昀ective for those facing additional
barriers to learning. Pupils who received
10 or more hours of tutoring saw a
reduction in exclusions. Furthermore,
the Spring cohort, whose outcomes were
measured after completing tutoring,
showed no increase in exclusions,
highlighting the potential long-term
bene昀椀ts of sustained support.
We’ve partnered with Tutor Trust for several years
where last year tutors supported over 100 pupils, including
41 pupils who had Tutoring Plus tuition. When we were
asked to be part of an evaluation looking into the impact
of tuition on attendance and behaviour, we said yes
because we know attendance is a complex issue and any
evidence we have to support pupils’ attendance is really
useful. That’s why it was reassuring to 昀椀nd out the impact
tutoring has, especially for our Pupil Premium pupils
who made up nearly 60% of tutees. Farha Hussain,
the lead for tuition, Oasis Academy Oldham
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20 https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/
taking-a-tailored-approach-to-improving-attendance
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