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Private tuition for state pupils

By David Turner, Education Correspondent

Published: June 26 2009 22:20 | Last updated: June 26 2009 22:20

State school pupils falling behind in mathematics and English will be offered private one-to-one tuition paid for by the government, as ministers struggle to address the stubborn minority of pupils who still fail to meet the standards of numeracy and literacy set out by national guidelines.

The Training and Development Agency for Schools will on Saturday put out the call for up to 100,000 tutors by September 2010, who will be paid up to £29 an hour.

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