Oak National Academy has created new resources for schools that are planning to host summer learning clubs or set work for pupils over the break to help them overcome the disruption caused to their learning by the Covid pandemic.

The new summer learning support, announced today, covers lessons from early years through to GCSE, and includes “priority” units and lessons in maths, English, science, history and geography.

Oak said these lessons have been designed by subject specialists to save teachers time if they choose to prepare summer learning either in school or for pupils to complete at home.

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A new set of quizzes will also be added to the online resource as a tool to help teachers identify any gaps in pupils’ knowledge. And there will be a full package of detailed guidance for teachers, parents and pupils.

The Department for Education is offering funding for one to two weeks of teaching in school over the summer holiday.

Matt Hood, principal at Oak National Academy, said: “We’ve spent the past year making a small contribution to the fantastic work schools have been doing to keep pupils learning.

“Now we want to help schools who are considering hosting summer schools or setting summer homework to prepare pupils for next year. We’ve worked with teachers to identify priority topics for every year group, creating lessons to best support all pupils. 

“Whether you want to run a full summer school, set tailored learning to give pupils that additional support or to share resources with parents looking for advice - Oak is here to help.” 

The summer learning support will be available from 7 June. 

Oak has also said it will keep its 40,000 teacher-led resources across 35 subjects available free for all schools.