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Tutoring Regulation · 5 minutes

58% of schools have cut their tuition support since the NTP was defunded, and yet private demand has never been higher.

Around 58% of schools have cut back the tutoring they offer since the National Tutoring Programme was defunded. And yet 29% of secondary pupils in England and Wales now receive private tutoring, the highest figure on record.

Matthew Curnier · 1 Jul 2026 · 5 minutes

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Writing on the work.

58% of schools have cut their tuition support since the NTP was defunded, and yet private demand has never been higher.

More from the whiteboard

A DBS check is the start of safer recruitment, not the end of it. Here's what a spotless certificate doesn't tell you.

93% of Adults don’t realise private tutoring is unregulated, here’s how to keep your child, or your agency on the right track

AI tutoring is coming in 2027: Don't panic