08 Jan Could EdTech in schools be KEY to reducing the UK’s educational skills gap?
Ofsted report says 200,000 pupils stuck in low achieving schools. UK’s number one online tutoring service MyTutor discusses why EdTech is the only viable means to free up stuck schools.
A new report by Ofsted has revealed that more than 200,000 pupils in England are being educated in schools that have performed poorly for at least 13 years. The schools’ regulator Ofsted has identified at least 410 “stuck” schools, that have received consistently poor inspection ratings, locked in a cycle of low performance. The report also highlights the need for extra support for these schools, especially for those in more remote areas of the country. It now seems essential that the government looks for ways to improve the standard of state schools – but how can this be achieved? The UK’s leading online tutoring service, MyTutor provides insight into how tutoring can help pupils in under-resourced schools achieve the grades they need to make it to the next step and how EdTech could be the key to improving schooling for the next generation.
James Grant, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Schools:
“It’s clear that schools and academies need more assistance to help pupils achieve the results they need to get the best start in life. And while Ofsted’s report identifies these stuck schools, more needs to be done to help them find solutions that are effective for their students, teachers and their bottom line.
By utilising the pupil premium budget, schools can deploy online, one-to-one tutoring programs that can address the specific needs of the pupil by giving them access to focused, tailored support – which is often difficult to provide in a class of 30. Online solutions like these give isolated schools in remote or rural areas access to a much broader pool of teaching talent not limited by geography and have proven impact (for example, students using MyTutor last year made an average of a whole grade’s progress over 12 lessons).
Over the next five years, more and more low achieving schools will adopt EdTech solutions to help their pupil’s attainment and in turn, their own budget.”
News provided by www.mytutor.co.uk