164 Tutors Hit Central Coast Classrooms

Students at 56 Central Coast public schools are now receiving free tutoring from the NSW Government.

The tutoring program is a NSW first and increases the ongoing support for students’ education after a disruptive school year in 2020.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said the NSW Government had employed 164 additional staff on the Central Coast to deliver the small-group teaching.

“2020 was an incredibly tough and disjointed year, particularly for our students and teachers, given the triple whammy of fires, floods and COVID-19,” Mr Crouch said.

“We know that learning for many students stagnated during the pandemic and tuition in small groups will help re-engage our students in their schooling. Tutoring began in term 1 and will run throughout the 2021 school year.

“I want to thank all the casual and retired teachers, final year teaching students, and university tutors including PhD candidates who are already teaching undergraduate classes at university, who answered the call by becoming tutors in our local public schools.

“This program will not only support our primary and secondary students in their education but will also provide unprecedented employment opportunities for an estimated 5,500 qualified teachers and university tutors who may be short on work.”

The Department of Education is continuing to support schools to identify students who would benefit the most from this intensive support, tailoring it to their requirements.

Every single public school in NSW has received funding through the tutoring program, as well as non-government schools with high levels of disadvantage.

For more information, go to: www.teach.nsw.edu.au/find-teaching-jobs/covid-learning-support-program.