The QBE Foundation partners with Action Tutoring to invest in supporting children from disadvantaged backgrounds and plug the academic attainment gap in the UK. The charity commits to reducing the gap by providing free tuition to disadvantaged pupils, through partnerships with non-selective state schools, enabling these children to make meaningful academic progress and opening doors to future employment and other opportunities.
With QBE Foundation funding, Action Tutoring aims to double within five years its number of pupils and reach more remote locations. This outcomes-based partnership will support the charity to increase the number of UK schools it partners with.
The partnership focuses on four key outcomes over three years:
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Increasing reach, with 30% of delivery based in schools outside the eight current urban hubs, with a particular focus on often overlooked rural and seaside locations
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Growing the number of pupils supported, from 6,000 in 2023 to 10,000 by 2026 and then to 12,000
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Reducing the attainment gap in English and Maths, with Action Tutoring pupils matching the national average pass rates for all pupils in reading SAT and English GCSE
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Advocating for tutoring for disadvantaged pupils
QBE employees across the country volunteer to provide regular tutoring in local schools, using Action Tutoring’s structured programmes and resources.