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Multinational running England’s catch-up tuition 90% below enrolment target
MPs told Randstad contract a ‘false economy’ and talks under way to set up new scheme
Randstad, the Dutch multinational company responsible for delivering the government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is under mounting pressure after claims that pupil enrolment for subsidised tuition is more than 90% below target.
MPs on the cross-party education committee were told the recruitment business, which was controversially awarded the NTP contact in June, has enrolled just 5% of the target number of pupils for the 2021-22 academic year.
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