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The Discover Summer School was relatively expensive compared to other literacy catch-up approaches, at an estimated cost of about £1,790 per pupil

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q2 i? The ongoing cost of the programme is estimated at £1,790 per pupil, comprising venue hire, food and travel (£635), staff salary costs (£773), promotion and contingency (£94), and management and overheads (£288). → Torgerson 2014

Evidence

Torgerson 2014

Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., Jefferson, L., Buckley, H., Ainsworth, H., Heaps, C., & Mitchell, N. (2014). Discover Summer School Evaluation Report and Executive Summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581103

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Cost analysis reported in the Results section, based on 125 pupils attending a summer school on a single site. The key conclusions state the programme "was relatively expensive compared to other literacy catch-up approaches delivered in the normal school year" and that other approaches are likely to be more cost-effective.

"Schools were not charged to take part in the project evaluation , h owever the ongoing cost of the programme is estimated at £1,790 per pupil. This estimate includes venue hire, food and travel (estimated at £635 per pupil), direct salary costs of staff (£7 73), promotion and contingency (£9 4) and management and overheads (£288)."

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