Ministers told disadvantaged are poorly targeted in the crisis of lost schooling in Scotland
MINISTERS have been told the disadvantaged are poorly targeted in the crisis of lost schooling in Scotland.
However, new research shows that Scotland’s funding levels for pupil catch-up are also the highest in the UK.
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) published its latest findings after the Scottish Government announced £60 million of additional investment in Covid-related education recovery, including the employment of more teachers, classroom support staff and facilities management. Experts say per pupil funding north of the Border now stands at £200.
But a new analysis by the Education Policy Institute says that catch-up plans in Wales and Northern Ireland are far better targeted, with a greater share of funding aimed at disadvantaged pupils – whose learning has been hardest hit by the disruption to schools.