Remote Learning
REMOTE LEARNING PROVISION JANUARY 2021
REMOTE EDUCATION PROVISION - INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
For details of what to expect where individual pupils are self-isolating, please see the final section of this page.
THE REMOTE CURRICULUM - WHAT IS TAUGHT TO PUPILS AT HOME
WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD EXPECT FROM IMMEDIATE REMOTE EDUCATION IN THE FIRST DAY OR TWO OF PUPILS SENT HOME?
For the first day that your child needs to access remote education you will find a day’s worth of work on their Google Classroom page. This will be mixture of activities for Maths, English and topic work which may include activities to complete at home and e-learning materials such as links to Oak Academy. Children will also have their reading book to read at home and access to Epic Reading and Oxford Owl reading materials. |
FOLLOWING THE FIRST FEW DAY OF REMOTE EDUCATION, WILL MY CHILD BE TAUGHT BROADLY THE SAME CURRICULUM AS THEY WOULD IF THEY WERE IN SCHOOL?
Teaching staff will deliver the same curriculum remotely as they will for those children who remain in school, wherever it is possible to do so. They may need to make changes to some practical subjects. For instance, team games in PE would need to be changed to a more individual approach and in Art we would need to ensure the materials are likely to be found at home. |
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:
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 |
3 hours per day For younger children this is likely to include activities that are away from the computer such as reading and practical activities. |
Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 |
4 hours per day This will include reading, learning times tables and spellings from their reading record. |
ACCESSING REMOTE EDUCATION
HOW WILL MY CHILD ACCESS ANY ONLINE REMOTE EDUCATION YOU ARE PROVIDING?
Your child will access the work set by their class teacher by logging onto their Google Classroom account. Reception children will also have access to Tapestry to upload work and communicate with school. |
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:
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HOW WILL MY CHILD BE TAUGHT REMOTELY?
We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:
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ENGAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK
WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR MY CHILD'S ENGAGEMENT SND THE SUPPORT THAT WE AS PARENTS AND CARERS SHOULD PROVIDE AT HOME?
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HOW WILL YOU CHECK WHETHER MY CHILD IS ENGAGING WITH THEIR WORK AND HOW WILL I BE INFORMED IF THERE ARE CONCERNS?
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HOW WILL YOU ACCESS 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, amongst many others. Our approach to feeding back on pupil work is as follows:
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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:
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REMOTE EDUCATION FOR SELF-ISOLATING PUPILS
Where individual pupils need to self-isolate but the majority of their peer group remains in school, how remote education is provided will likely differ from the approach for whole groups. This is due to the challenges of teaching pupils both at home and in school.
IF MY CHILD IS NOT ON SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY ARE SELF-ISOLATING, HOW WILL THEIR REMOTE EDUCATION DIFFER FROM THE APPROACHES DESCRIBED ABOVE?
If your child is isolating but their class ‘bubble’ is not, the main difference will be no ‘live’ lessons. However, a range of assignments and e-learning will be provided alongside the means to message directly each child’s class teacher for support on Google Classrooms. |
GOOGLE CLASSROOMS - INFORMATION AND VIDEO
During the lockdown period school will continue to use Google Classroom as our remote learning platform. Children in EYFS will also continue to use Tapestry to communicate with teaching staff.
Last term, each child had been given their own personal Google Classroom login which should be in their reading diary. Please contact the school office if you need details of your child’s login.
If you are using Google Classroom on your phone, you will need to download the Google Meet app to run alongside. You will need to log in using your child’s Google Classroom credentials.
The following guidelines are very important and must be abided by at all times.
As a parent, you will:
- Give consent for your child(ren) to participate in the Google Meet session.
- Be visible at the start of the call and in the SAME room throughout the call, acting as ‘observers’ and ‘monitors’ of the Google Meet session – this is incredibly important to safeguard your child and others. There should only be the child(ren) and at least one parent in the room – NO ONE ELSE.
- Ensure no home-based recordings are made of the session.
- Please help if there are technical difficulties!
- Ensure that your child(ren) is/are dressed properly, are in a place in the house that is quiet (preferably not in a bedroom) and appropriate and that there is a neutral background (or the camera is off if you wish).
- Share the Google Meet Rules for pupils and make sure your child understands and follows them.
As a pupil, you will (see poster below to share these with your child (ren)):
- Be on time.
- Find a quiet space where you can concentrate and pay attention, with at least one of your parents in the room or making sure no one else is in the room with you.
- Mute the microphone as soon as you join the meeting – you will be allowed to talk when your teacher tells you!
- If the camera is on, make sure you are wearing appropriate clothes – no pyjamas!
- If the camera is on, your background is plain.
- Only use Chat to ask questions, respond to questions and not to have a chat or personal conversations with your friends.
- Use your school Google account to join the meeting.
- Not swear or use horrible words. We will be kind at all times.
- Follow all these rules or you will be removed from the session.