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COVID and small-group tuition
Julie Sonnemann, School Education Fellow
May 2021
Discussion today
• COVID and disadvantage
• Small-group tuition
• Opportunity to gain insight
• Questions and discussion
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Remote learning impacts fall unevenly
Hasn't worked with
father on schoolwork
Hasn't worked with low SES
mother on schoolwork high SES
Low level of perseverance*
No more than one computer or
laptop in household
No link to internet
No computer for schoolwork
No quiet place to study
0 10 20 30 40 50
Source: CIRES and Mitchell Institute (2020), as seen in Grattan Institute report COVID Catch-up (Feb 2020) 3
Sample of Australian teachers
Teacher views on impact on learning by school SES, national, May 2020
High SES school Med SES school Low SES school
% of learning
in shutdown
relative to
‘regular’ learning
Source: Grattan analysis of national Pivot survey data, May 2020, as seen in Grattan Institute report COVID Catch-up (Feb 2020)
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Sample of Australian principals
% of principals
Proportion rating
of principals ratingimpact
impact onon student
student learning
learning by ICSEAby ICSEA, national, late 2020
60%
negative
50%
40%
30%
positive
20%
10%
0%
ICSEA 1000
Less advantaged More advantaged
schools schools
Source: Flack, C. B., Walker, L., Bickerstaff, A., Earle, H., & Johnson, C. L. (2021). Principal perspectives on the impact of COVID-19:
Pathways toward equity in Australian schools. Pivot Professional Learning. Notes: Results based on survey of 456 principals across the 5
government, Catholic and independent sectors in late 2020.
COVID impact: gap to widen
Achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their peers, in months,
average of reading and numeracy, Year 5, 2020 projection
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20 Gap (COVID)
Gap grows 3x fast Gap (regular)
18
16
14
Remote learning
2 months
12
10
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Grattan analysis of NAPLAN data 2010-19, using estimates from Education Endowment Foundation
literature review (2020), as seen in Grattan Institute report COVID Catch-up (Feb 2020) 6Vulnerable students by age 15
Percentage failing to meet basic proficiency, age 15, PISA 2018
60
50 Indigenous
Remote
40 Low SES
30 LBOTE
Aust.
average
20
10
0
Mathematical Literacy Scientific Literacy Reading Literacy
Notes: LBOTE = language background other than English. Low-SES students are in the lowest 25 per cent. Thomson et al
(2019, xxxi and 11). Source: OECD PISA (2018) summarised in Thomson et al (ibid, pp. xxi–xxvi), as seen in Grattan Institute
report COVID Catch-up (Feb 2020) 7Actual data? Learning losses worldwide
Learning losses? Losses larger for disadvantaged?
Belgium
More inequality both:
-within schools 17-20%
-between schools 7-17%
Netherlands
60% larger losses
Switzerland
US
UK
“Alarmingly, these losses are found to be much higher among
students from less-educated homes” World Bank 2020
8Actual data in Australia?
NSW check-in assessment
Length of school closures - after 7 weeks lockdown in NSW
Data at Aug-Oct 2020
Year 3 reading 3-4 months
QLD ~6 weeks Year 3 numeracy -- no change
Year 5 reading 2-3 months
NSW ~7 weeks Year 5 numeracy 2-3 months
ACT ~8 weeks Year 9 numeracy 2-3 months
Vic ~18 weeks
TAS ~7 weeks
9Students’ and teachers’ wellbeing suffered…
Proportion of principals stating the COVID-19
pandemic had a negative impact on teachers’
More than 50% of
100%
teachers were
concerned about
drops in student 80%
well-being during
lockdown….
60%
…but more than 40%
75% of principals
were concerned
about teachers 20%
well-being in
lockdown too
0%
Mental health Social-emotional Work-life
health balance
Source: Flack, C. B., Walker, L., Bickerstaff, A., Earle, H., & Johnson, C. L. (2021). Principal perspectives
on the impact of COVID-19: Pathways toward equity in Australian schools. Pivot Professional Learning.
Notes: Results based on survey of 456 principals across the government, Catholic and independent 10
sectors in late 2020.Increase in work-related stress in 2020-21
Proportion of school staff agreeing with the below statements regarding changes in
work related stress over the past year, Victoria, 2020-21
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Increased a Increased Stayed the Decreased a Decreased a
lot same lot lot
Source: Australian Education Union, State of Our School Survey Results - Survey of Victorian Public School Staff (2021). Notes: Results
based on survey of 10,831 Victorian public school staff from February to March 2021. School staff includes principals, teachers,
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education support staff and casual relief teachers.Grattan recommendations
impact on success in What initiatives have
learning implementation evidence of impact
(months) (at scale, quickly) and
(1 hard / 5 easy) can be implemented
in many schools
High priority easily and quickly?
Tutoring in small groups 4-5+ 3
Literacy and numeracy programs 2 - 6+ 3
Other initiatives
High impact teaching practices 3-8+ 2
Social and emotional learning 4+ 2
Targeted behaviour support 3+ 3
Digital technology tools 4+ 1
Outdoor adventure learning 4+ 1
Parental engagement 3+ 1
Reducing class sizes 3+ 1
School holiday programs 2+ 1
Extending school time 2+ 2
Arts and sports participation 2+ 1
Repeating a year -4 --
Source: Grattan analysis of EEF and E4L evidence summaries, ABS, OECD, DESE, as seen in Grattan Institute report COVID Catch-up (Feb 2020) 12Grattan recommendations
impact on success in What initiatives have
learning implementation evidence of impact
(months) (at scale, quickly) and
(1 hard / 5 easy) can be implemented
in many schools
High priority easily and quickly?
Tutoring in small groups 4-5+ 3
Literacy and numeracy programs 2 - 6+ 3
Other initiatives
High impact teaching practices 3-8+ 2
Social and emotional learning 4+ 2
Targeted behaviour support 3+ 3
Digital technology tools 4+ 1
Outdoor adventure learning 4+ 1
Parental engagement 3+ 1
Reducing class sizes 3+ 1
School holiday programs 2+ 1
Extending school time 2+ 2
Arts and sports participation 2+ 1
Repeating a year -4 --
Source: Grattan analysis of EEF and E4L evidence summaries, ABS, OECD, DESE, as seen in Grattan Institute report COVID Catch-up (Feb 2020) 13New tutoring Vic, NSW & SA for 2021
Oct 2020
Nov 2020
NSW
$337m from Term 1, 2021
COVID intensive learning
support program
South Australia
Victoria
$3.6m from Term 1, 2021
$250m from Term1 , 2021
Learning+ pilot
Tutor learning initiative
14Success factors of tutoring
• Assessing student needs and support
Actual year level
Equivalent
year level,
numeracy
Source: Widening gaps 2016, Grattan Institute 15Success factors of tutoring
• Assessing student needs and support
• Set up:
o Qualified teachers, paraprofessionals
o Structured programs literacy and numeracy
o Smaller the group the better (up to 5 students)
o Tutor match and training
16Success factors of tutoring
• Assessing student needs and support
• Set up:
o Qualified teachers, paraprofessionals
o Structured programs literacy and numeracy
o Smaller the group the better (up to 5 students)
o Tutor match and training
• Delivery:
o Intensive, regular, short, sustained
o Teacher monitoring, regular check-ins
o Tutor-student relationship
17Success factors of tutoring
• Assessing student needs and support
• Set up:
o Qualified teachers, paraprofessionals
o Structured programs literacy and numeracy
o Smaller the group the better (up to 5 students)
o Tutor match and training
• Delivery:
o Intensive, regular, short, sustained
o Teacher monitoring, regular check-ins
o Tutor-student relationship
18Tutoring roll out in NSW & Vic
Victoria, $250 million NSW, $337 million
Tutor learning initiative COVID learning program
Start Jan 2021, 1 year Start Jan 2021, 1 year
~4100 tutors ~5500 tutors
~200,000 students ~290,000 students
Key features in NSW and VIC
Qualified teachers, pre-service
Schools employ tutors, choose from registry
Training provided by department and schools
A lot of flexibility at the school level in delivery
19Tutoring roll out in NSW & Vic
Victoria, $250 million NSW, $337 million
Tutor learning initiative COVID learning program
Start Jan 2021, 1 year Start Jan 2021, 1 year
~4100 tutors ~5500 tutors
~200,000 students ~290,000 students
Key features in NSW and VIC
Qualified teachers, pre-service
Schools employ tutors, choose from registry
Training provided by department and schools
Governments
A lot of flexibility at the school level in delivery
should closely
monitor and give
extra support as
needed
20SA tutoring pilot has a tight design
Victoria, $250 million NSW, $337 million South Australia, $3.6m pilot
Tutor learning initiative COVID learning program Learning plus pilot
Start Jan 2021, 1 year Start Jan 2021, 1 year Start Jan 2021, 6 months
~4100 tutors ~5500 tutors ~250 tutors
~200,000 students ~290,000 students ~2000 students
Key features in NSW and VIC Key features SA pilot
Qualified teachers, pre-service Qualified teachers
Schools employ tutors, choose from registry Central panel selects and matches
Training provided by department and schools Tight program design
A lot of flexibility at the school level in delivery Structured, maths, Yr 6 & 8
21What can we learn?
• Government has invested in evaluations underway in 2021
• SA pilot evaluation will be a good comparison
22Questions and comments
For more information see:
Grattan Institute COVID Catch-Up 2020 https://grattan.edu.au/report/covid-catch-up/
Australian Evidence for Learning toolkit https://evidenceforlearning.org.au/
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