UNISON gives cautious welcome to COVID-related schools funding

UNISON has cautiously welcomed the government’s £1bn COVID-19 ‘catch-up’ package for schools in England, which aims to make up for lost schooling.
The new funding consists of £650m for state primary and secondary schools for the 2020/21 academic year, plus £350m for a national tutoring programme for the most disadvantaged pupils.
The Education Endowment Fund, an independent research organisation that UNISON has worked with on the effective deployment