Policy
This policy outlines the operation of the Tutor Learning Initiative in Victorian government schools.
The Tutor Learning Initiative has been extended through 2024 and 2025. For more information, refer to Extension of the Tutor Learning (staff login required).
For information about 2023 TLI funding, please refer to the 2023 Student Resource Package guide, available at Student Resource Package – Targeted Initiatives: Tutor Learning Initiative (Reference 129).
For information about indicative 2024 TLI funding, please refer to the 2024 Student Resource Package indicative guide, available at Student Resource Package – Overview: Resources.
Please note that the chapters in the guidance section are under review and will be updated to support school implementation in 2024.
Details
The Tutor Learning Initiative (TLI) provides government and low-fee non-government schools with funding to employ tutors to deliver targeted small group learning support to students who need it most.
Tutoring plays an important role in a school’s teaching and learning program. Using a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework, TLI is categorised as a Tier 2 support, where a targeted intervention is provided for identified students.
As an effective Tier 2 intervention, tutoring should:
- address identified gaps in students’ learning
- use evidence-based approaches for teaching.
More information on the RTI framework in the TLI context can be found at Arc – Events Response to Intervention (RTI) Webinar (staff login required).
The focus of the TLI is on the foundational skills of literacy and numeracy, which are critical for success in school and life.
Some students identified for TLI may have low self-esteem and may not self-identify as an effective learner, and this can often manifest as disengagement. Tutoring can contribute to reconnecting students to school.
The Guidance tab includes information on TLI requirements for:
- tutor arrangements – information on the role of a TLI tutor, eligibility criteria to be employed as a tutor and guidance on how schools can employ tutors in 2023
- student selection – criteria and assessment advice for selecting students to receive TLI support
- program design – guidance on designing a TLI program, including in-class and out-of-class models, and the frequency of tutoring sessions
- assessment – advice on using a range of assessment tools to monitor student learning growth
- monitoring requirements – guidance on monitoring requirements, including coding of tutors on EduPay and tagging students on CASES21.
For information about 2023 TLI funding for government schools, please refer to the 2023 indicative student resource package guide, available on the Resources tab of Student Resource Package – Targeted Initiatives.
Related policies
- Consultation with School Based Staff
- Individual Education Plans (IEPS)
- Industrial Agreements
- Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support
- Recruitment in Schools
- Student Resource Package – Targeted Initiatives
Contact
Schools can contact their regional office student achievement managers (SAMs) with queries relating to delivery of the TLI.
In addition to SAMs, schools can direct queries as follows:
- for general queries about the initiative, contact: tutor@education.vic.gov.au
- for queries relating to HR and recruitment, contact Schools Recruitment on: sr.tutor.recruitment@education.vic.gov.au or 1800 641 943
- for queries regarding funding, contact School Financial Management Support Unit: schools.finance.support@education.vic.gov.au
- for information regarding VIT teacher registration for tutors, refer to the Victorian Institute of
- for queries about the tutor laptops contact: notebook@education.vic.gov.au
Reviewed 27 September 2023