Children have been taught resilience and independence skills as well as how to engage with online learning effectively so that they can access a full day’s learning. 

In the first few days of children being at home we will endeavour to have our full systems up and running as quickly as possible.  We will also signpost families to remote learning websites so that there is always learning available.

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, when Reception children are in school, we make use of our lovely outdoor area at school and, for PE, we use our school facilities. We therefore suggest adapted activities for children at home.

We are currently using Seesaw.  Parents have given permission for Seesaw and log on details have been provided. 

We carried out a home technology survey in September 2020 and now know which homes did not have a suitable device.  The school has a supply of devices which can been lent out (with a signed user agreement) to enable children without a device to access the learning.

In addition to this, we can apply for additional data/internet access for families where this is an issue.

On the rare occasion that pupils need printed materials, they will either be collected by the family or delivered by a member of staff.  This work would then be returned to the school on a weekly basis.

We will use a range of methods to deliver teaching, depending on the age of the children and the subject being taught:

• recorded teaching (e.g. video/audio recordings made by teachers, Oak National Academy lessons)

• written and/or pictorial instructions for a task

• reading books pupils have at home

• commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences

• printed paper packs produced by teachers (e.g. workbooks, worksheets)

• packs will be sent home containing regular classroom resources that children use in school, e.g. exercise book, pencils, grapheme charts, number square etc

Children have been taught how to use Seesaw so should just need plenty of encouragement and general guidance from parents and cares.  General tips are:

• keeping to regular routines e.g. normal bedtimes and getting up times and getting dressed before starting school work.

• sticking to meal routines especially lunchtime as the school timetable will be set around a lunch break.

• ensuring your children engages with regular daily exercise, walk as a household, playing in the garden etc.

• creating a space for your child to work in.

• removing distractions such a games consoles and mobile phones while they are engaging with their learning.

By supporting your child to fully engage with their learning, it will help make this period of remote education as successful as it can be. As always, we are at the end of the phone to offer support.

• Children will be able to submit their work/responses as soon as it is ready and teachers will respond and provide feedback during the day

• If children aren’t engaging in Remote Education, the teacher will call to establish what the barriers are and work with the family to resolve them

• All families will be called by the teachers, LSAs or a member of the pastoral team fortnightly

We will use a range of strategies to assess pupils’ work and progress, depending on the age of the child and the subject.  These strategies will include:

• Written feedback through Seesaw

• Oral feedback through Seesaw

• Quizzes

• Providing models for the correct response

• Discussion with parent (for younger children)

• Children are given adapted learning

• Learning packs/activities are given if more appropriate for particular SEND pupils

• SENDCo contacts parents regularly to check in and provide individual support and guidance

• Teachers provide feedback and support to individual learners

• Hands-on learning activities are given to children who prefer to learn in this way

• Remote learning will be provided for children in Reception and Year 1 and will be more hands-on than for older children

If school is open for all pupils, any pupils self-isolating will be able to use Seesaw to access the same teaching that is taking place in school.

Where possible, we will mirror the learning opportunities that are happening in school and this will be a blended approach of Seesaw and paper packs.