The Mohn Westlake Foundation is proud to be supporting Oak National Academy, an online classroom made by teachers, for teachers, which offers free, high-quality video lessons and resources to support schools’ efforts to keep children learning through the coronavirus pandemic.
Oak National Academy was created in April 2020 as a rapid response to the coronavirus outbreak. The Mohn Westlake Foundation’s grant, together with support from the Department for Education, will enable the academy to continue supporting teachers to support students throughout the 2020/21 academic year, in the face of significant uncertainty for schools.
This joint support enables Oak National Academy to:
- Develop subject curriculum plans for students from Reception to Year 11
- Plan, create and film over 8,000 lesson videos and resources
- Further improve accessibility, with captions for all videos and British sign language for young students in English and Maths
- Improve its online classroom environment for students to access lessons
- Create a dedicated teacher hub, with downloadable resources and customisable lesson delivery.
In addition to maintaining this support throughout the year, Oak National Academy will continue to improve and expand its curriculum, develop its online platform to improve the learning experience, and support schools to help tackle the unique challenges they are facing.
To learn more about this project, please visit the grantees website: www.thenational.academy