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<p>The 2021 summer schools programme was part of the education recovery response to
help pupils catch-up on lost education. School participation and pupil attendance
were optional.</p><p>Over the summer, almost 2,800 secondary schools across England
signed up to host a summer school, to help pupils catch up on lost education caused
by the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as helping to improve mental health and wellbeing.</p><p>The
window for claims from schools for running summer schools closed on 1 November 2021.
The department is currently processing claims and analysing the figures, including
numbers of attendees.</p><p>The department intends to evaluate the summer schools
programme in due course, the findings of which will inform our decisions on future
summer schools.</p>
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