Catch up learning: give schools the freedom to choose their own solution
#CatchupChallenge – It’s been a chaotic and disjointed year for teachers, students and parents across the UK. As schools have now fully reopened, teachers are not only faced with catching up on lost learning time, but are also addressing the impact on student’s mental health and wellbeing following another period of lockdown.
Attention has now turned to ways to address the catch-up crisis, with tutoring, summer schools and free classroom resources all mooted as a possible route out. But are any of these the right approach?
BESA strongly believes that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to this complex and varied problem. Each school setting is different and what is right for one, won’t work for another. Teachers should be given the freedom and choice to choose their own strategies to suit their own students’ needs.
BESA’s new initiative, the Catch-up Challenge School Support Scheme, brings together over 50 trusted UK education suppliers who have pledged to offer free advice to schools, empowering them with the tools they need to support their students right now.
It is designed to help teachers identify the best ways of supporting students during this critical time. School and trust leaders, subject coordinators and classroom teachers are invited to browse the curated list of suppliers to find bespoke support for their setting.
They can book a call directly with the suppliers of their choice, filtering by the Ofsted inspection framework categories. So whether schools want advice on Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development or Leadership and Management, there will be a trusted and experienced supplier available to help.
Caroline Wright, Director General at BESA, said:
“We are delighted to bring together the very best educational suppliers and connect them directly with educators to support their catch-up plans. Teachers can gain immediate access to specialist advice and support to help them make a real impact on education this year.”
Following a year of disjointed and disrupted learning, this is a critical term for school leaders to implement changes to support students to catch up. The Catch-up Challenge School Support Scheme gives schools the autonomy to choose suitable support directly matched to the Ofsted criteria that is most important to them to help them make a real impact on learning and education.
The Catch-up Challenge School Support Scheme is powered by LendED, a non-commercial BESA initiative that enables schools to access and evaluate education products free of charge.
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