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 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?

Like homework, learning will be accessed through either ClassDojo (for Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4) or via Microsoft Teams (Year 5 and 6 will have a mix of both ClassDojo and Teams). Videos will also be posted on YouTube to help with the online work - links will be sent for these videos.

Teachers will post work by 9am each day from Day 2 at the latest (Day 1, if possible as the lessons may need to be adapted). If live lessons are going to take place via Teams, we will send a message via ClassDojo to give you joining instructions and timings.
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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 will aim to stay as close to our curriculum as possible. Where this is not possible, e.g. PE lessons or practical sessions, we will provide alternatives that aim to achieve similar objectives.

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:
Foundation: 2 or 3 short 10-15 minute sessions
Key Stage 1: 
  • Year 1 - 3 x 30 minute independent work sessions (including short videos from the teacher)
  • Year 2 - 3 x 30 minute independent work sessions (including short videos from the teacher)
Key Stage 2
  • Year 3 - 3 or 4 x 30 minute independent work sessions (including short videos from the teacher)
  • Year 4 - 3 or 4 x 40 minute independent work sessions (including short videos from the teacher)
  • Year 5 - 4 x 40 minute sessions including some live teaching
  • Year 6 - 3 x 45 minute live lessons with some independent work

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

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:
  • school has a number of laptops that can be loaned out - please contact school if you would like to apply for this
  • paper copies of the independent work can be printed in school and collected - again, please inform us if you require this

What platforms or approaches will be used to teach my child remotely?

We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:
We can send usernames and passwords out via ClassDojo if necessary or you can collect them from school - please contact us if you require any of these.

Engagement and feedback

What are your expectations for my child’s engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?

Obviously, learning from home is very different for children. We understand that there may be multiple children all requiring attention at home or there may be more distractions than they are used to. With practice, we would hope that the children can focus for longer periods of time and access the work more easily. With your support, they will achieve even more.

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:
  • where possible, use quizzes or interactive questions that give children immediate feedback;
  • give written feedback on ClassDojo where appropriate to age and stage;
  • give verbal feedback via Microsoft Teams if appropriate;
  • mark the children's work in a similar way to in school so that the children are used to the process e.g. self-marking questions in maths, tasks to aid understanding or push thinking further.

How will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns?

If we have any concerns, we will contact you as soon as possible and discuss these with you so that we can find ways that we can support you and your child. Staff members could talk to your child over the phone if they are finding things difficult to access or navigate. Remember that we see this as a partnership - we are here to support you in whichever ways that we can.

Additional support for pupils with particular needs

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:
  • where appropriate, work with parents to create a bespoke pack of work for children with additional needs to work on;
  • support through resources and access to technology where necessary;
  • sign-posting additional support.
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