The Westminster Foundation formed a five-year partnership with Action Tutoring, a national charity that partners with schools to provide cost-effective, evidence-based tutoring that supports pupils facing disadvantage. Their trained volunteers deliver targeted support, helping children unlock their full potential and schools meet their academic goals.

A £500,000 grant is helping to fund tutoring provision targeted at pupils in nine schools in Chester and Westminster. The support aims to increase children’s subject knowledge, confidence and academic outcomes, enabling them to go into successful courses or other pathways.

Nationally in 2022-23, just 44% of primary pupils facing disadvantage met expected standards in their reading, writing or maths SATs.

Without early intervention, this gap continues to widen, exacerbated by the pandemic and school closures. Action Tutoring aims to close this attainment gap, and the Westminster Foundation’s partnership grant is a crucial step towards achieving this goal.