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 bubbles) to remain at home.
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?
If your child is in Reception or Year 1, you will need to collect a home learning pack fortnightly, from our school office, as per timetable. Activities will also be added to Tapestry so please look at this daily. Phonics will be timetabled to be taught live using Google Classroom.
If your child is in Year 2, you will need to collect a home learning pack fortnightly, from our school office, as per timetable. Activities will also be added to Purple Mash so please look at this daily.
Key stage 1 pupils will receive invitations to join live teaching sessions on Google Classroom.
Key Stage 2 pupils will receive remote education mainly online which may also be supported by a home learning pack. You will also receive daily invitations for your child to join live teaching sessions through Google Classroom. Online support will be available for the majority of the school day. Teachers will communicate this through Google Classroom.
We have made sure that pupils working at home have devices; should a whole year bubble close then this may not be the case for the quarantine period but pupils will have a learning pack to work through.
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 plan to 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.
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:
Reception and Key Stage 1 |
3 hours a day |
Key Stage 2 |
4 hours a day |
How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?
In school we use the following on-line platforms:
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:
Key Stage 2 pupils, who are working at home until further notice, have been provided with a laptop if they do not already have access to a device at home. If you do have difficulties accessing a device for your Key Stage 2 child, please inform the school as soon as possible.
How will my child be taught remotely?
We use a combination of approaches to teach pupils remotely:
What are your expectations for my child’s engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?
In this section, please set out briefly:
How will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns?
How will you assess my child’s work and progress?
Our approach to feeding back on pupil work is:
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:
Remote education for self-isolating pupils
Where individual pupils need to self-isolate, but the majority of their peer group remains in school, a home learning pack and timetable will be delivered to your home address. Your child will be able to access supporting materials via the online platform, including additional websites.