Pupils in Hesse to catch up on their learning deficits with Sofatutor software

Pupils can use the learning start-up to catch up over the summer on what they have previously missed out on. The offer for 750,000 children is valid until the end of August.

The state of Hesse is buying licenses for all 750,000 pupils from the Berlin-based learning start-up Sofatutor. In this way, the state wants to make up for the learning deficits caused by homeschooling and distance learning during the summer vacations.

Pupils can take advantage of the offer until August 29, the end of the Hessian summer vacations. In addition to the explanatory videos, Sofatutor also offers 24-hour help via chat, for example. The Ministry of Education promises that all pupils will receive access codes from their schools. "The cooperation with Hesse makes us very proud. We want to help schoolchildren throughout the state to start the next school year successfully," says Sofatutor founder Stephan Bayer. "Hesse is also showing other federal states how coronavirus-related learning deficits can be tackled quickly and effectively."

The online learning aid Sofatutor is already being used in lessons and in the afternoon in Bremen and Saxony. Sofatutor offers a total of 11,000 learning videos and 39,000 worksheets. More than one million people use Sofatutor.