Coffs Coast students are being helped to catch up on their education by 85 dedicated tutors, said Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh.
“This is thanks to the NSW Government’s history-making $337 million COVID catch-up tuition program for NSW schools,” Mr Singh said.
“It’s great to see students benefiting from the tutoring program in our region – it’s a wonderful opportunity for students to catch up after last year’s disruptions.
“Schools are using the flexibility to deliver programs in a way that helps their students.”
Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said 5417 tutors have been employed in NSW public schools, with almost 99 per cent of schools already offering tutoring support to their students.
“Helping NSW students bridge the gaps in their learning caused by COVID is part of our Government’s efforts to build a safer and stronger NSW,” Ms Mitchell said.
The additional support is tailored by schools using the data from last year’s Check-in Assessments and the knowledge of classroom teachers.
“This means no matter where a school is in NSW or how many students they have, they can provide a tutoring program which works for their students,” Ms Mitchell said.
“The program has had a fantastic take-up by our country schools, and more than 3200 of the tutors delivering the program are in regional, rural and remote schools.”
Registrations are still open for educators interested in taking part at https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/covid-learning-support-program
Existing Department of Education staff should register their interest through ClassCover.
