Amid rising concerns over the impact of the pandemic on disadvantaged children’s learning and the effectiveness of the government’s education catch-up programme to tackle this, an academy trust has developed an approach that is delivering impressive outcomes for pupils.
For the past 18 months, The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) has been providing pupils entitled to free school meals with one-to-one time with a tutor trained to provide support to vulnerable or disadvantaged children.
Launched at the start of the 2020/21 academic year, TKAT’s A Champion for Every Child (ACE) pilot programme aims to help pupils overcome barriers to progress academically and in their social and emotional development.
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