Remote Education Provision: Information for Parents

This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency to pupils and parents or carers about what to expect from remote education if local restrictions require entire cohorts to remain at home.

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

A pupil’s 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.

What should my child expect from immediate remote education in the first day or two of pupils being sent home?

Initially, child will be provided with activities via Class Dojo and, if time is available, using resources that have been sent home from school. Parents can upload children’s work using pictures and videos for teachers to give feedback.

Following the first few days of remote education, will my child be taught broadly the same curriculum as they would if they were in school?

We teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school wherever possible and appropriate. However, we have needed to make some adaptations in some subjects. For example, we will always consider the availability of materials and resources that are required for tasks. Due to the age of our children, we appreciate that parental support will be needed and we will carefully consider the practicality of activities and their suitability for home-learning. Staff teaching your child online may not be their class teacher but will be a familiar adult from their year group (This is more likely if key worker and vulnerable children are accessing learning in school).

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 amounts of time:

Phonics Learning - 10-15 minutes online teaching, followed by 10-30 minutes reading.

English Learning - 15-30 minutes online teaching followed by a 15-40 minute activity.

Maths Learning - 15-30 minutes online teaching followed by a 15-40 minute activity.

Topic/Wider Curriculum Learning - 15-30 minutes online teaching (If appropriate) followed by a 15-40 minute activity.

Other activities such as handwriting, challenges and Storytime are also in addition to this and accessible via Class Dojo video.

This variation in timing will reflect the age, abilities and parental support given. Face to Face teaching time and the follow up activities should equal at least 3 hours learning per day for Y2 children as required to meet government expectations. This may be slightly less for our younger children.

Accessing Remote Education

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

The learning planned for the week will be published via the ‘Learning Planner’ on the school website. All resources will be made available on the website also. Families can also use their own formats or request a paper copy which is collectable from school (following social distancing guidelines) Online teaching for individual year groups will be provided by ‘Zoom’ and links will be sent out to parents individually and via Class Dojo Learning evidence and work can be photographed or filmed and uploaded onto Class Dojo profiles for teachers to provide feedback to pupils. Due to the age of our children, adult support will be required to access online remote education and access tasks.

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 chosen to use Zoom and Class Dojo as we felt that these were the most accessible options for our families and could be supported via mobile phones and tablets. However, if families have no access to technology at all, school have a limited set of loan laptop devices we are happy to provide and dongles which offer free access to wifi internet. Paper copies of materials are also available weekly on the request of parents.

How will my child be taught remotely?

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

To support remote learning we will use a combination of approaches

* Live teaching (online lessons) using the platform ‘Zoom’

* Recorded teaching (e.g. Oak National Academy lessons, video/audio recordings made by teachers, RWInc)

* Printed paper packs produced by teachers

* Reading books pupils have at home

* Commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences

* Online games and activities with specific links provided by staff and subscription services such as TT Rockstars

* Oxford Owls online reading materials

* Activities and video’s presented via Class Dojo

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 appreciate that all families and circumstances are different and that the age of our children means they will need significant support to access remote education As a school we expect our staff to provide quality teaching and learning for children remotely and thus expect that all children ,whenever possible, are accessing the learning provided and that parents and carers facilitate both their access and provide support with tasks inline. We will take into account all situations and support our families as much as possible. As EYFS and Key Stage 1, children do receive a higher level of support in school and thus will require adult supervision at home to access the learning and stay engaged.

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

Staff will continue to take a register of which children are accessing online teaching during a period of remote education to support their understanding of curriculum adaptations required on children’s return to school. Through adding work to individual Class Dojo profiles, teachers are also able to look at children’s learning and provide feedback. The nature of the adult support required means that families will be aware of their child’s access to learning. If remote teaching was to be used for more than 2 weeks staff would also make phone calls homes to discuss learning and would prioritise children not accessing lessons.

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

Feedback can take many forms and must always be relevant to the age and stage of the children. Our approach to feeding back on pupil work is as follows:

Class Dojo will be used to provide evidence for staff of learning. This can be done as a filmed message, a photograph or an attachment. Staff will provide short feedback to all learning uploaded. We ask families to remain mindful that this can take some time but adults (teachers and TA’s) will aim to provide this as quickly as possible.

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 a very high level of 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:

Children with EHCP’s who are not in school will be provided with individualised learning resources linked to ensuring they meet their goals. If parents feel their child cannot access learning provided, please speak to school directly for further advice and support.

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 in school because they are self-isolating, how will their remote education differ from the approaches described above?

If a child is self-isolating we appreciate they could be fit and well alongside others in their household and ready to learn or are currently unwell or have families who are unwell.

This will affect their ability to access learning and we will consider all circumstances individually.

Learning will be provided in a combination of ways.

* Printable sets of work that can be emailed home relevant to their current academic year group. These can also be printed at school 

* Paper materials used within school which can either be collected if possible or delivered home if all family members are self-   isolating.

 

 

 

	Remote Education Policy	[pdf 320KB]
	Protocol Agreement for Zoom	[pdf 162KB]