Remote Education
Remote education should only ever be considered as a last resort where a decision has already been made that attendance at school is not possible, but pupils are able to continue learning. Remote education should be made as a short-term solution.
Scenarios where remote education should be considered:
Circumstances where it might not be possible for pupils to receive in person education fit into 2 broad categories:
- school closures or restrictions on attendance, where school access for pupils is restricted, i.e. Covid outbreak and enforced lockdown.
- individual cases where a pupil is unable to attend school but is able to learn
Live Teaching
In the event of Remote Education due to an enforced lockdown the teachers will aim to deliver a live lesson daily. There will also be a combination of some pre-recorded videos by teaching staff and pre-recorded videos from other websites eg: Oak Academy throughout each week for all areas of the curriculum. The live lessons will be taught, via Zoom, by your child’s Teacher and Teaching Assistants.
We are aware that in certain situations, more than one child may be at home in any one household, we will therefore try to stagger the times of the daily teaching, where possible, with the aim to enable all families to access this. Where this is not possible, we will try to support families with additional access to technology.
Children will need to attend their live teaching session with access to a pencil and paper or whiteboard and pen, we will provide stationary for families who do not have it. The lessons will be interactive, with the full engagement of all participants expected. Please refer to the Zoom Netiquette document, which outlines expectations for all household members.
Netiquette
Curriculum Offer
Work provided during periods of remote education will aim to be high quality, meaningful and ambitious, and will cover an appropriate range of subjects to enable pupils to keep on track with their education.
All learning that is uploaded for the children will be uploaded to Google Classroom by 8:45am each day. Please see our Remote Learning Policy below or on our Policies Page which outlines the offer for all of our children across the school.
Remote Learning
- Children will be able to access lessons daily and new learning set out in a timetable can be found in the upcoming box on the year group Google Classroom page.
- Children should save or upload their work on Google Classroom where staff will mark the work, provide feedback and any relevant next steps.
- Alongside the above, children are also encouraged to read to an adult and are welcome to log into TT Rockstars and planet languages to engage with the activities on this platform.
- All staff will be additionally supporting pupils who may require extra lesson support, technical support as well as emotional, pastoral and well-being support.
Online Safety
With the children accessing more online resources than when attending school we would like to remind parents of the following guidance recommended to parents:
https://saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
Additional Support
Children's Welfare Officer- Yvonne Matthew
Family Support Worker- Hayley Birds
SENDCo- Lindsay Williams
Free school meals and remote education
For any children who are eligible for a free school meal, our school catering team will provide a good quality lunch parcel, available for collection from the school. This will ensure that eligible pupils continue to be supported for the period they are unable to attend school.