The Victorian auditor-general has found students who took part in the small-group tutoring program, introduced during the COVID-19 lockdowns, showed similar improvement to those who weren’t tutored.
A statewide school tutoring program that cost taxpayers more than $1 billion did little to improve students’ learning, an audit has found.on Wednesday, Victorian Auditor-General Andrew Greaves said many schools’ tutoring practices were implemented incorrectly, which meant the program was not well targeted, connected to classroom learning or students’ individual needs.
“We found that the initiative did not significantly improve students’ learning compared to similar non-tutored students,” the audit said.in the program each year since 2021, which enabled tutors to work with students and address their individual learning needs. The Victorian audit, which examined only government schools, found students who received tutoring in 2023 did not show greater learning gains than similar students who did not receive tutoring.tutoring learnt less than those who did not receive tutoring,” the audit said.non-tutored students.
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