Remote Learning

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.

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.

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.

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.

• The school will endeavour to provide a laptop or an iPad for families who do not have access to learning devices at home. Priority will be given to those families who are in receipt of benefits related Free School Meals. Families are encouraged to telephone school if they wish to discuss their child’s needs.

• The school does not expect parents to print any online learning resources. Children can work directly into books or onto paper using the questions and prompts from the online learning.  Photographs of the work can then be uploaded to Google Classroom.

• The school encourages parents to communicate regularly with them and let them know if they have any issues accessing the work remotely. Parents are able to request a paper pack of resources if the family is unable to access the online learning or would prefer paper-based learning. Please note that this work will be different to what is published online and is matched to the child’s needs.

• Live teaching sessions via Google Classrooms.
• Recorded teaching materials from Oak National Academy, BBC Bitesize and other educational sites.
• Live story sessions for children across all year groups via Google Classrooms.
• Worksheets and tasks uploaded onto Google Classrooms.
• Access to Oxford Tree reading and Epic Reading to support reading.
• Commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences.
• Bespoke live lessons with the teacher to meet individual/group learning needs.

• Children will be given a timetable on Google Classrooms that sets out expectations for the day.
• We record our ‘live’ lessons and provide e-learning materials so parents can engage in a more flexible way if it is helpful to them. This means that learning can take place over a weekend etc. if that is preferred.
• We use our ‘live’ sessions as well as asking pupils to return completed e-learning tasks in order to feedback to pupils and ensure we provide work that matches our pupils needs.
• Teachers are available to contact at school should you need any advice on how best to support your child’s learning.

• Teachers are expecting to see children during ‘live’ lessons and they will be checking for assignments/activities to be completed on a daily basis.
• If a child is not engaging parents will receive a telephone call from school to see if we can add further support.

• Teachers provide feedback to pupils during ‘live’ sessions and use question and answer sessions to gauge a child’s understanding and address misconceptions in much the same way as they would do in school.
• Classroom staff make phone calls (weekly) to check on children’s progress and to see if parents require any support helping their child with home learning.
• Children’s work can be photographed and posted on Google Classroom or returned to school once the child returns for feedback.

• If your child is receiving extra support within school either because of special educational needs or a pastoral need, we will aim to continue this on line wherever possible. Teachers and teaching assistants will provide extra teaching sessions at a suitable time for you.
• If this is not sufficient to support the family, the school will consider a range of other options including specialist external support or an invitation to attend school where this is deemed appropriate and the child is well enough to do so.

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.