Educators

From Rod Bristow, President, UK and Global Online Learning

These are, obviously, unprecedented times. Learners that have worked hard won’t be sitting exams this summer, with schools and colleges now mostly closed. But learning is a powerful route to social justice and a better life, so we are working hard to enable teaching and learning to continue for the rest of this academic year.

We are taking extraordinary steps to support teachers - to make informed judgements when assessing, learning, to deliver learning resources and tasks from a distance and to engage parents at home. I’m describing a range of support below and we continue to talk to teachers about further teaching resources they can use.

• For primary schools, free subscriptions to ActiveLearn, an online learning world with everything a teacher needs including numeracy and literacy resources, planning tools, games, activities and assessments
• Free access to Carol Vorderman’s The Maths Factor, proven to improve numeracy through lessons, activities and games
• For secondary schools and further education colleges, free subscriptions to ActiveLearn, providing teachers with the tools and resources to personalise teaching and learning for key stage three, GCSE, A level, BTEC Tech Awards and Level 3 qualifications
• To support teachers through school closures, we have produced a series of short videos to provide you with useful hints, tips and tools for distance learning.

• For career-focused learning, access to the Learning Hub, which contains a range of short online courses supporting BTEC, Apprenticeships and Employability
• Providing free access to Pearson’s e-books to higher education students and institutions in the UK
• In uncertain and stressful times, it is natural to feel a certain amount of concern or worry. Practising mindfulness can help you stay calmer and more positive. We have a number of free resources to help introduce you to mindfulness techniques that are suitable for teachers, parents and young people