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  • the return of students to schools and colleges in England on March.

  • The eighth is justified by the latest medical data on what's called a robust co vid testing regime would be part of the plan.

  • That was the assurance given to parents and pupils by Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, who also addressed the fact that students have missed so much work this year.

  • So he announced an extra £400 million on top of 300 million announced last month for what's being billed as a catch up program.

  • So let's have a look at the figures.

  • Out of that, some £302 million will be for primary on secondary schools to spend on their most disadvantaged pupils.

  • Another £200 million is for expanded tutoring.

  • Programs on 200 million will be set aside for extra face to face summer schools for some secondary pupils are education editor Brahman Jeffries has been assessing the challenge in two schools in the West Midlands.

  • Are we ready?

  • What are a haven for Children?

  • As families struggle on a to this school, almost half the pupils qualify for extra funding, but this crucial start to learning has bean badly disrupted.

  • Three year old has had one year of their life, mainly in the home on to try and develop language.

  • From that, we need them to get out and about and experience it.

  • We can make plans for a six week summer holiday.

  • We can add enrichment with some of the money that they've said.

  • But to get high quality staff and high quality experiences for those Children, we need to make it a longer term commitment.

  • Tonight, the education secretary said.

  • If Children need help, they'll get it.

  • Is that a promise that parents can hold you to?

  • Schools have always delivered for Allchin Children right across the country, and the reason that we've given such a broad range of tools for schools to be ableto bring to bear to help Children.

  • We'd hoped that that would be able to meet the needs of all Children, whatever their background for the very youngest Children.

  • It's not so much about loss of learning, but about all those many milestones in independence.

  • That school helps them develop, being able to sit quietly and listen the social skills they need to communicate.

  • Mom, Stacy and Claire are most worried about the emotional impact.

  • He does sometimes get scared to go out here, beloved.

  • But what if we die in a million?

  • He wants to wear a mask.

  • I really want him to be able to catch up, be where he is on the basic skills on Ben.

  • Mostly, I think it's more important for the social side.

  • He just wants to see his friends.

  • I just really worry about the their confidence levels.

  • Everything was basically focused around money.

  • Year 11 pupils at this school are already getting tutoring.

  • There's a bit more money today for this kind of help.

  • It's really valuable you and because I just don't feel panic when I don't get stuff in class, because I can always go back to them and they will help me in a big classroom.

  • Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses, whereas in 1 to 1 tutoring, I'm able to go over things that I specifically struggling.

  • Today's money adds up to around £22,000.

  • For a secondary school like this, it's a bit less than a starting teacher's salary for one year on.

  • To put it into context.

  • The budget for this school for a year is more than £6 million.

  • Still here, they say it's extra for their summer school for new pupils.

  • So those years sixties have missed out a big chunk of preparation work that have been doing in their primary schools on DSO Now.

  • It's not just what is already a very difficult moment of transition, but we've got a much bigger picture and lot more Children that will will not be necessarily quite as British as we would like.

  • For schools, the next big job will be GCSE and a level grades.

  • Since exams were canceled in January, teenagers have been waiting anxiously.

  • More detail on what will be used to work out grades is expected tomorrow.

the return of students to schools and colleges in England on March.

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