Online teaching and learning support
We’re committed to helping teachers, students and families make the most of learning – whenever and wherever it happens. Our online, remote and blended learning hub is available all year round and contains free support and guidance in one place.
Online teaching and learning support
Free access to digital teaching and learning services
Used by thousands of teachers and students across the globe every day, our family of digital services are here to support personalised teaching and learning in the classroom and beyond.
Whether you're looking to see how ActiveHub and ActiveLearn can help learning during specific times or all year round, you can get 30-day free trial access and explore how they could work for your school communities.
Independent learning for Primary & Secondary
New Pearson Revise Online
Pearson’s new online revision platform gives your students access to 50+ GCSE eBooks and free knowledge checks and quizzes, so they know where to focus their revision. Find out more and share with your students.
The Maths Factor
The Maths Factor is the most popular child-led learning in a fun, safe environment online! Developed by TV maths champion Carol Vorderman, the online maths homework site helps children master Years 1–7 maths topics and is matched to the curriculum. Families can explore what The Maths Factor has to offer with free access for 21 days.
Free online GCSE English, Maths and Science lessons
To support GCSE teaching and learning, we are offering a series of free on-demand lessons for English, Maths and Science.
The lessons are suitable for all awarding bodies and can be viewed on Pearson UK Learning YouTube channel.
Read alouds of Pearson resources
We understand that many of you might be reading aloud or sharing content with your students from our books and other resources in your online classrooms.
To ensure you're fully compliant with copyright laws, please follow our guidance.
Looking after mental health and wellbeing
Top tips from Pearson and beyond
Videos on getting started with online teaching and learning
Following requests from teachers across the world, our experts have created short videos with hints, tips and tools to support you with distance learning. They include:
- Pearson’s top tips for online delivery from Amy McJennett, Director of Digital and Assessment for UK Schools at Pearson
- Introduction to online remote delivery for GCSE and A level
- Planning and delivering online for GCSE and A level
- Supporting GCSE and A level students studying online
Blogs on getting started with online teaching and learning
As the education community adapts to new ways of teaching and interacting with learners, ideas and tips are being shared in blogs and articles across the world. Here are a few blogs and sites we’ve selected that include helpful guidance for online teaching and learning:
Teaching for Impact Online courses
The new Pearson Professional Development Academy has three brand-new courses that focus on best practices for delivery of online teaching and learning. These self-directed online courses can be taken at a time that suits you and will provide you with skills and strategies that have been tested in true online environments with actual teachers and learners engaged in distance learning for the past 20 years.
These courses are relevant to teachers at all levels looking to improve their learners' online experience and engagement.
In addition, our safeguarding online course provides a series of practical and easily accessible videos for anyone wanting to become more confident in making the online environment safe for their learners.