is missing targets and ministers should consider scrapping the randstad contract. that s the private company matching tutors to schools. we are damaging their life chances if we don t get this catch up programme right. they ve got to make sure that randstad shape up or get booted out pretty quickly, they ve got to make sure that there aren t these regional disparities between north and south. coming out of the pandemic, there is a risk that regional differences get even greater. the learning loss here in yorkshire has been deeper than in the south east of england, and that s why the catch up programme matters so much. nicola oversees this primary and eight others in sheffield. she says national tutoring schemes had too much red tape. so what should happen to that money? i d like to see that money being given to the schools. i think we know our children best so, you know, let s see that money find its way into the schools
with percentages and reasoning. because we have sats this year and we have missedl like two years of learning, i think we have maybe - missed out on basic stuff, like our times tables. - but mps say there are growing regional gaps in learning. the national tutoring programme is missing targets, and ministers should consider scrapping the randstad contract. that is the private company matching tutors to schools. we are damaging their life chances if we don t get this catchup programme right. they have got to make sure that randstad shape up or get booted out pretty quickly. they have got to make sure there are not these regional disparities between north and south. and above all, to make sure that catchup programme reaches the most disadvantaged pupils in our country. coming out of the pandemic there is a risk that regional differences get even greater. the learning loss here in yorkshire has been deeper than in the southeast of england. and that s why the catch up programme matters so
who voted in favour of recognising the independence of eastern areas held by rebels in ukraine, which the uk under the same as a pretext for the invasion of the country by president putin. those mps will not be able to travel to the uk, not able to do business here, their assets will be frozen and foreign secretary liz truss said these people are complicit in the illegal invasion unsupportive of president putin s barbaric war. putin s barbaric war. thank you, jonathan- to the day s other news now, and mps have delivered a damning verdict on the the government s catch up programme for pupils in england who lost out on learning during the covid pandemic. the education select committee says the programme is failing to reach the most vulnerable children, with some of them being up to eight months behind other children because of lost learning time. the education secretary nadhim zahawi has announced he s diverting money so that schools can arrange their own tutoring, after criticism of
in the programme this lunchtime. damning criticism from mps of the government s programme to help pupils catch up on lost lesson time during the pandemic. disadvantaged children are between 5 8 months behind in maths and english. and we are damaging their life chances if we don t get this catch up programme right. a state apology to thousands of victims of abuse at children s homes in northern ireland. and ollie hill wins a first ever british medal in snowboarding at the winter paralympics. coming up on the bbc news channel, thomas tuchel says his chelsea team will continue competing as long as they have enough shirts and a bus to take them to games after their russian owner was sanctioned.
it will be windy. temperatures 7 11. into next week, at the beginning of the week we have weather fronts crossing us. it will not be bone dry. there will be cloud and rain at times but look at wednesday. parts of the east and south east of england could hit 18, possibly 19. for england and wales generally, pleasant. in scotland and northern ireland, not as mild. we can go back to a story we spoke about in the pandemic. mps have raised serious concerns about the government s catch up programme aimed at helping children in england make up for lost lesson time during the pandemic. the education select committee says the tutoring scheme is missing its targets and failing pupils in the poorest communities. ministers insist they re working to ensure as many young people as possible benefit from the programme. our education editor,