Remote Learning - in cases of Covid Isolation
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 where national or local restrictions require entire cohorts (or groups) to remain at home. There is no remote learning provided when a child is absent due to illness.
For details of what to expect where individual pupils are self-isolating, please see the final section of this page.
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?
Pupils will be able to access work through their Google classrooms account. |
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?
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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:
Key Stage 1 |
Number of hours – around 3 |
Key Stage 2 |
Number of hours – around 4 |
Accessing remote education
How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?
We use the Google suite of tools. Each child has a Google classrooms account. We spent the weeks before lockdown ensuring that every child had experienced logging onto their account. |
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:
We use all of the following in our remote learning:
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Engagement and feedback
What are the school's expectations for my child’s engagement and 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 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:
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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 in school because they are self-isolating, how will their remote education differ from the approaches described above?
During this time, our pastoral care team is in school, supporting families who are finding this situation difficult. We can offer online or telephone chats for any child who needs to talk to someone about their work, or how they are feeling. If you need our support, please contact the school and ask to speak to someone about pastoral care. We are here to help you. |
In this case, learning packs are provided, that can be dropped off by our pastoral care team, if the family is in isolation. |
A copy of our remote learning policy is at the bottom of this page.
In addition to this, we recommend the Oak National Academy. It is government backed website with online video lessons.
https://www.thenational.academy/online-classroom
We also subscribe to many online platforms, such as Bug club, Purple Mash, Mymaths and TT Rockstars. Click here to access them.