Corona Virus Grants For Schools
There have undoubtedly been quite a few changes to school routines in response to the recent Covid-19 pandemic. But schools are not on their own in these unprecedented times as there are various grants which have been made available to UK educational establishments to aid them in their response to the pandemic.
Schools should therefore react now to this opportunity in order to receive extra funding from the Government to help them adapt to the restraints of Covid-19.
There are roughly up to 30 grants throughout the UK which schools could be eligible for. These grants are available on both a national and regional basis.
The most significant and largest grant assistance comes in the form of the coronavirus catch-up premium from the Government. This involves a one-time only £650 million grant for schools for the 2020 to 2021 academic year to aid in the recovery of teaching time lost as a result of lockdown and changes in school procedures.
The allocation of the funding for this will be provided based on a per pupil basis, with £80 offered per pupil from reception all the way through to year 11.
Schools are able to use the funds in the way which they believe would best suit them and bring the greatest efficiency but the Government suggests the funding should be used to help pupils catch up for lost teaching time over the past few months during lock-down when schools have been shut.
Further details can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-catch-up-premium
Whether schools choose to use their grants on building new infrastructure for teaching, new equipment or to aid in making their schools more covid-19 friendly, there are vast opportunities which schools should seize upon to further develop in these uncertain times.
At the Hideout House Company, we offer an extensive range of outdoor classrooms and school buildings which can be used both for outdoor learning and as a way to help teachers with these catch-up learning programmes.
For more information on other grants which are available to schools as a result of the Covid 10 pandemic, please contact us by email on info@hideouthouse.com or call 01832 275902 and we will be pleased to send this to you.
The adaptation to the environment which our present society has had to make as a result of the covid-19 pandemic has been tough and difficult at times but that is not to say that recovery and returning to the norm is unachievable. A positive perspective needs to be implemented where from the aid of others and support from the Government, restoration and progression for our schools and pupils in these challenging times is still very much achievable.
