5 reasons to try… online AP in hybrid learning models

Find out how Academy21 can help you engage students, augment your staff’s expertise and organise your reintegration planning…

30 Second Briefing

Online AP supports students with diverse needs, blending seamlessly into school schedules. By attending in-person and online AP classes via a hybrid learning model, students receive personalised support, ensure continuity in their learning and stay connected to their school environment. Schools can also address any recruitment and specialism challenges.

1. Student engagement

Online AP providers are specialised in driving student engagement. Teams of expert educators will often leverage innovative teaching methods to keep students engaged and encourage class participation, while respecting challenges and individual preferences.

Academy21, for instance, leverages interactive tools and private pods to keep communication open between teachers and students, making students feel more comfortable in sharing their thoughts or questions.

We have had students who were refusing to interact with others when they joined us becoming much more participative, after just a few weeks with us.

2. Easy access to resources

With online AP, schools don’t have to employ more specialist resources to be able to support students with unique needs. As a ready-to-deploy solution, online AP gives schools instant access to expert teachers and specialists that are difficult to source and recruit, effectively solving any recruitment barriers.

At Academy21, our teachers are experts in their subject areas, but also have experience in online teaching and supporting students with SEN. At Academy21, we also offer additional SEN support, a SEN-inclusive induction and an accessible online learning environment.

3. Staged reintegration

Online AP is flexible and can be accessed from school settings, making it easier for students following a hybrid learning model to move between their in-person and online classes.

Because they are still physically present on-site, they won’t ever be disconnected from this environment, and can still maintain school commitments and relationships while receiving additional support online.

As students progress, they can easily adjust their schedule to more in-person classes and eventually, whenever possible, reintegrate fully into their mainstream classes.

“Online AP gives schools instant access to expert teachers and specialists that are difficult to source and recruit.”

4. Continuity in education

Online AP should work as an extension of your school, ensuring that students access a consistent curriculum and don’t develop any learning gaps (or, rather, close existing ones). Online AP specialists, like the DfE-accredited Academy21, offer a high-quality curriculum that mirrors that taught by mainstream schools.

This means that during their hybrid learning, students will continue to receive an excellent education that is equipping them with all the skills they need to succeed in their exams or continue on their learning journey.

5. Monitoring

Schools know how their students are performing in their classes, but what happens when they move online?

At Academy21 we ensure that monitoring and progress reports are easy to access via the mentor portal, which provides schools with regular updates on EUI (engagement, understanding and interaction) scores, as well as attendance, teacher feedback and termly reports.

This data aids reintegration planning and enables schools to produce comprehensive reports for parents.

For more information, call +44 (0)1234 567 890, email contact@academy21.co.uk or visit academy21.co.uk.