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 (or bubbles) 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?

In the first instance, pupils will be provided with maths, English and one piece of topic work each day, via Google Classroom. Passwords, if required will be sent via private message on Class Dojo.

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 will teach the same curriculum remotely as we would in school. The curriculum will be delivered digitally, via Google Classroom (and Tapestry in Foundation Stage).

Remote teaching and study time each day

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

Schools are expected to provide remote education that includes either recorded or live direct teaching and should be of equivalent length to the core teaching pupils would receive in school:

As a minimum:

• 3 hours a day for Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2 when pupils are aged between 5 and 7)
• 4 hours a day for KS2 (Years 3-6 when children are aged between 7 and 11)

(including remote teaching and independent work)

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

Foundation Stage - 3 hours a day

KS1 - 3 hours a day

KS2 - 4 hours a day

Accessing remote education

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

Remote Education will be delivered digitally through Google Suite for Education and its associated apps, i.e. Google Classroom, Docs, Slides, Forms, Sites.  Tapestry will also be used in Foundation Stage. In addition, a range of other online services may be used in the classroom to support teaching and learning, including (but not limited to) Oak National Academy, BBC bitesize and White Rose Maths, TT Rockstars, Spelling Shed, Lexia, Busy Things, Oxford Owl, Numbots and YouTube, when appropriate.

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

Having surveyed parents as to the issues they encountered following the first period of digital remote learning, 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 will contact parents/carers of disadvantaged/vulnerable children, who do not have access to remote learning
• Children without a device will be provided with a ChromeBook that has been set up with school managed restrictions
• Children without access to the Internet will be provided with a ChromeBook and a Pay- As-you-Go wireless modem
• We will also consider requests for a device on an individual basis, e.g. where several siblings sharing one device
• We also provide exercise books, pencils and other resources to enable children to engage in their learning and lessen the burden of printing.

For further information, please contact the school.

How will my child be taught remotely?

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

• live teaching (online lessons)
• recorded teaching (e.g. Oak National Academy lessons, video/audio recordings made by teachers)
• Independent activities for the children to complete.
• Online services supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips
• Provide opportunities to use live meetings to bring home and school learners together, e.g. Class assemblies, Year group assemblies, School Council meetings, storytime, and quizzes.
• Internet research activities.

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?

Expectations for pupils’ engagement

• Be contactable during the required times
• Complete all work to the best of their ability and by the deadline set by teachers
• Seek help if they need it, from teachers and/or teaching assistants
• Alert teachers on the private message feature on Google Classroom,  if they’re not able to complete work
• Attend Google Meets on time
• Dress appropriately when attending Google Meets
• Mute the microphone unless the teacher asks you to contribute to the session
• To not make recordings (video/audio) of staff during a remote teaching session.

Expectations of parental support

• Establish routines for daily remote learning
• Try to minimise distractions
• Support their child in completing the work set for them
• Make the school aware if their child is sick or otherwise unable to complete work
• Seek help from the school if they need it, via Google Classroom, Class Dojo or telephone
• Supervise, but not appear on screen during remote teaching
• To not make recordings (video/audio) of staff during a remote teaching session
• Be respectful when making any complaints or reporting concerns about Remote Learning via a private message on Google Classroom, Class Dojo or by telephone.

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

Work will usually be marked on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Children that are not engaging with remote learning will be contacted either via private message on Class Dojo or a telephone call home by the class teacher, teaching assistant or the learning support mentor.

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, amongst many others. Our approach to feeding back on pupil work is as follows:

Work will usually be marked on a daily basis and individual feedback given via a private message on Google Classroom or as suggested edits on the pupil’s work.  Pupils will have the opportunity to respond to any feedback and resubmit their work for re-marking. In addition, whole class feedback and/or self-grading quizzes may be used.

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:

• We will provide differentiated activities or offer alternative methods of recording learning e.g. sending photographs/videos of work or voice recordings
• Inviting children to join in with teacher-led interactive videos
• One to one support via Google Meet with teachers, teaching assistants and/or the Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo)
• One to one phone calls on at least a weekly basis to children with an Educational & Health Care Plan (EHCP) if they are not attending school
• The SENDCo works alongside the teacher to provide any additional resources that children with SEND may require
• Further to the provision of Remote Learning, teachers also make weekly contact with home learners for wellbeing purposes. This may be via Google Meet with individuals/small groups of children or via telephone.

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?

Teachers are not required to provide different/extra work for children, who are self-isolating. Remote learning for pupils who are self-isolating will mirror the work that children are taught in class. Digital resources and learning tasks will be provided on Google Classroom on a daily basis.

• Links to video clips will be provided to support the learning, where appropriate
• Work submitted by pupils will be marked promptly and returned with a grade and/or comment.  Errors or areas for improvement will be indicated, which children will be expected to address
• We will not be able to offer live teaching for children who are self-isolating.

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