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Education Update
05 July 2022
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Education
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement discusses the release of Key Stage 2 national statistics showing a decline in attainment due to the pandemic, with an emphasis on ongoing recovery efforts and investments.
Action Requested
The government is publishing detailed KS2 results breakdowns on September 6th, providing school-level data to schools for improvement purposes. It has also committed nearly £5 billion for education recovery through various programmes and reforms outlined in the Schools White Paper.
Key Facts
- The percentage of pupils meeting expected standards in reading, writing, and maths was 59% in 2022 compared to 65% in 2019.
- Reading attainment increased from 73% in 2019 to 74% in 2022 despite the pandemic.
- Maths attainment dropped from 79% to 71%, and writing standards fell from 78% to 69%.
- A further statistical release on KS2 results by region, local authority area, and pupil characteristics will be published on September 6th.
- £5 billion committed for a comprehensive recovery package.
- The National Tutoring Programme had 1.5 million courses started by children across England in May 2022.
- £950m of direct funding through the catch-up and recovery premia provided to schools.
- Teaching for Mastery programme brings mastery teaching to 11,000 schools by 2023 with £100 million investment.
- The NPQ in Leading Literacy will be launched in September 2022 to support school literacy leaders.
- £10m invested in core skills in English and maths as part of the Accelerator Fund.
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