Remote learning

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, or circumstances beyond our control require entire cohorts to remain at home.

The remote curriculum: what is taught to pupils at home.

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

School has prepared for an emergency situation whereby school has to close. In the past few years there have been odd days for extreme heat, lack of water or broken boilers. Closing school is the absolute last resort and we will always do our best to remain open.

If school is closed parents and carers will be informed of remote education work via email with links to the school website where work will be posted.

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?

In the event of a long closure similar to the pandemic of 2020-21. We teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school wherever possible and appropriate. However, we have need to make some adaptations in some subjects. For example, (science investigations would change as we wouldn’t expect families to have specific equipment at home).

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	2
Key Stage 2	3
Key Stage 3	3

Accessing remote education

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

School has online platforms which can also be used during remote education.

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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 endeavour to provide work on paper copy so that digital resource is not a limiting factor to children being able to access work.

How will my child be taught remotely?

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

recorded teaching (e.g. Oak National Academy lessons, video/audio recordings made by teachers)
printed paper packs produced by teachers (e.g. workbooks, worksheets)
textbooks and reading books pupils have at home
commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences
long-term project work and/or internet research activities (as per the schools full opening guidance, schools full opening guidance, schools are expected to avoid an over-reliance on these approaches)

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 be marked after it has been collected on welfare checks each week.
Work will be marked when it has been brought into school when school re-opens.

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:

Individualised learning: Teachers will consider individual needs, abilities and existing support arrangements when planning remote learning. Activities will be adapted, where appropriate, to ensure that pupils can access learning at a suitable level, continuing to make progress.
Working closely with families: We will communicate with parents/carers to understand the support their child may need and to establish what is manageable within the home environment. We recognise that every family's circumstances are different.
Support from familiar adults: Where appropriate, class teachers and teaching assistants who know the child well will maintain contact and provide additional guidance, encouragement and reassurance to help them engage with their learning.
Appropriate resources and activities: We will provide additional resources, scaffolding, visual prompts, practical activities or alternative formats where these will help pupils access their learning more independently.
Ongoing support and interventions: Where possible, we will seek to maintain elements of the additional support or interventions a child would usually receive in school, adapting these for remote delivery where appropriate.

We encourage parents/carers to contact the school or SENCO if they have any concerns about their child's ability to access remote learning or feel that further support is needed. We will work together to find an approach that best supports the child and their family.