National tutoring programme (NTP) - Support for pupils with SEND

Last year, the scope of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) was broadened to include alternative tutoring interventions for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream and non-mainstream settings.

Schools can now use their NTP funding for alternative types of established, evidence-underpinned interventions for pupils with SEND, which can be tailored and targeted to meet individual needs in areas such as:

• learning capabilities
• sensory development
• communication (including speech and language therapy)

In addition, non-mainstream schools receive a higher rate of funding for tutoring. Schools can use their NTP grant to pay for 50% of the total cost of tutoring, subject to the maximum hourly per-pupil rate.