Catch Up (Reconnection) Statement

The DfE has allocated £650 million to be spent on ensuring all students have the chance to catch up and support schools to enable them to do so. CCHSG has been allocated £63,920 for the academic year 2020-2021. Whilst schools will decide how the money is spent, The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has published guidance on effective interventions to support schools. 

The DfE has also set out the following Curriculum Expectations, to ensure that all students, particularly disadvantaged, SEND and Vulnerable students, are given the catch-up support needed to make substantial progress by the end of the academic year.

Education is not optional

All students are to receive a high-quality education that promotes their development and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

The curriculum remains broad and ambitious

All students continue to be taught a wide range of subjects, maintain their choices for further study and employment.

Remote Education

DfE asks that schools meet the following expectations:

• Teach an ambitious and broad curriculum in all subjects from the start of the autumn term, but make use of existing flexibilities to create time to cover the most important missed content…In particular, schools may consider how all subjects can contribute to the filling of gaps in core knowledge, for example through an emphasis on reading.
• Aim to return to the school’s normal curriculum in all subjects by summer term 2021.
• Plan on the basis of the educational needs of students.  Curriculum planning should be informed by an assessment of students’ starting points and addressing the gaps in their knowledge and skills
• Develop remote education so it is integrated into school curriculum planning