Boris Johnson has announced his plan to discuss funding summer schools taught by school teachers.
The scheme hopes to help struggling pupils catch up with their learning following the disruptions caused by the pandemic.
With Covid restrictions being in place since March, students have lost many months of valuable face to face learning.
As a result, the government is hoping to resolve the issue by investing over £700 million into various education-related projects.
Teachers are divided over whether having children go through lessons during what would be their summer break is the best solution going forward, especially considering the amount of pressure this may place on school workers following a difficult year.
Many teachers has also supported this potential programme, due to the extent that normal academic progress has been affected.
Matthew Burton, Dewsbury headteacher, Speaking on Good Morning Britain, mentioned how summer schools can have a “striking impact” on students as a result of their “intensive, strong academic focus and small group tuition”.
“The huge benefits of normal routines of school, that ability to socialise with peers, the opportunities and the normalisation that can come from attending school everyday will do so much good for the routines and that feeling of normality for children.” Burton said.
When Boris Johnson stated that the scheme will ensure that “no child is left behind”, many comments are critical of what this could mean for teachers.
Teachers have to adapt teaching methods to cater to both remote learning and face to face teaching for vulnerable and key worker children.
Fellow teacher Siobhan Sneddon, 44, said: “The summer holiday is a vital rest period for both children and teachers…if our workload continued throughout the summer, by September we won’t be prepared
“I know there are children who have missed out on a lot of education and won’t have had the support to help them with their work at home so of course extra teaching and learning will be beneficial, but I’m not sure if this the best way it can work.”