Remote Education

The information on this page is intended to provide clarity and transpanrency to pupils and parents or carers about what to expect from remote education/learning from home where national or local restrictions require cohorts to remain at home.

The remote curriculum 

What is taught to pupils at home?

In the instance of classes or the school closing, a pupils first day or two of being educated remotely might look different from our standard approach, while we take all necessary actions to prepare for a longer period of remote teaching. Once established, teachers will provide work through the platform 'Google Classroom'. Your child will be given their log on details to access this platform. 

Will my child be taught broadly the same curriculum as they would if they were in school? 

We will teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school wherever possible and appropraite. However, we may need to make some adaptations in some subjects. For example, where there are subjects that need specific equipment such as PE, Science and Music, we will endeavour to provide alternatives. 

Remote teaching and study time each day

How long can I expect work set by the school to take my child each day?

We expect that remote education (including remote teaching and independent work) will take pupils broadly the following number of hours each day:

• There will be a minimum of 3 hours of work set for Years 1 and 2 pupils across the curriculum. 
• There will be a minimum of 4 hours of work set per day for KS2 pupils.

Accessing remote education

How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?

Your child can access their home learning by using the platform 'Google Classroom'. This is readily available on all devices as an app or as a webpage for a laptop, PC or Mac. Your child will be given or will know their log on for Google Classroom. If you do not know this, please contact the school office. From here your child can log in and access activities set for them and you can liasie with class teachers here too. These activities will have work and also have links to recorded instructional videos from their teacher. 

If my child does not have digital or online access at home, how will you support them to access remote education?

We recognise that some pupils may not have suitable online access at home. We take the following approaches to support those pupils to access remote education: 

• We have a bank of laptops ready to be loaned out should a suitable device not be available at home. These will be signed out via the scholl office with a loan agreement. 
• School staff will provide paper copies of work being completed in school should this be needed - in the instance that this is appropraite, any paper copies of work completed by pupils should be handed in to school at the end of a school week by parents and carers. 

How will my child be taught remotely? 

We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:

• Activties set via the platform 'Google Classroom' with written direction and instructions. 
• Recorded teaching - this could be via Google Meet or another instructional video from Oak National Academy lessons. 
• Printed paper packs produced by teachers of the work they will be doing in school (e.g. workbooks and worksheets). 
• Textbooks and reading books pupils have at home. 
• Commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas we are covering in school which may include video clips or sequences - full details will be shared on Google Classrooms.

Engagement and feedback 

What are your expectations for my child's engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?

We expect all children to engage with Remote Learning at home on some level. Ideally all children can access what is privided and feedback will be given digitally, however, where this not possible, teachers will make a phone call to pupils, parents and carers to gauge how the child is progressing and this will be ongoing until the child can return to school. We hope that parents, where they can, will support Remote Learning and we will help as much as we can. 

How will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns? 

Where a child is engaging online, work will be looked at and feedback will be given daily once a teacher is free from classroom duties and meetings. If the child is engaging through a paper copy, then the feedback will be given weekly when work has been returned. 

Where there is a concern with work and action needs to be taken, the teacher will liaise with the parents and carers to provide support where neccessary. 

How will you assess my child's work and progress? 

Feedback can take many forms and may not always mean extensive written comments for individual children. For example, whole-class feedback or quizzes marked automatically via digital platforms are also valid and effective methods. Our approach to feeding back on pupil work is as follows: 

Direct messages on work submitted via Google Classroom. Comments on editing and improvements will be given direct to the pupil and notifications will be sent via Google Classroom to alert the pupil, parents and carers. 

Additional support for pupils with particular needs 

How will you work with me to help my child who needs additional support from adults at home to access remote education?

We recognise that some pupils, for example some pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), may not be able to access remote education without support from adults at home. We acknowledge the difficulties this may place on families, and we will work with parents and carers to support those pupils in the following ways:

• The SEND coordinator will work with teachers and families to deliver remote education for pupils with SEND. This may involve work being adapted, different resources being used and through support via calls, emails and visits where appropraite.
• For Early Years and KS1 pupils learning will have a different focus that children access without as much reading. 

All pupils in our school will be trained in how to log on to Google Classrooms. Some support will be necessary in some instances but help will be given via teachers and school leaders.