Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 June 2008. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Monday, 7 July 2008 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Teaching Methods: Voluntary Organisations

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what role his Department sees for the third sector in meeting on the target of one-to-one tuition for 300,000 pupils in English by 2010-11.

Answer: Currently there are no formal plans for the third sector to deliver one-to-one tuition for 300,000 pupils in English by 2010-11.Within the Making Good Progress pilot, volunteers provide additional tuition to those pupils who have already received ten hours of one-to-one tuition in English and/or mathematics.Volunteers are recruited through CSV's retired and senior volunteers programme (RSVP), and come from a range of backgrounds including ex-teachers and head teachers. However, the model of one-to-one tuition within the Making Good Progress pilot currently uses qualified teachers only.Lessons learned from the Making Good Progress pilot will inform the design of the national tuition programme, including the use of the third sector.

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