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Remote Learning Provision 2020-21 Information for parents
This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency to pupils and parents/carers about what to expect from remote education if local restrictions require entire cohorts (or bubbles) to remain at home. For details of what to expect where individual pupils are self-isolating, please see the final section of this page.
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? Children will be sent home with the following: Power Maths books and assigned pages to complete, either in line with what would have been covered or revision of previously covered concepts (depending on what is most appropriate); a physical, differentiated home learning pack based around a Talk4Writing project that will include writing, reading and GPS activities.
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 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, where science maybe be heavily experiment-based, where art and design session would require specialised resources, or when we are able to delay certain maths units for when children will be in school as other concepts are easier to cover remotely.
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: All phases (EYFS, KS1 and KS2), will provide a minimum of approximately 3 hours of remote teaching and independent work a day. This includes daily reading for pleasure, either independently or with an adult.
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Accessing remote education How will my child access any online remote education you are providing? All our online remote learning will take place using Google Classroom and Google Meet. These are platforms designed for school use and adhere to our safeguarding expectations. Please see the school’s website for links to videos and documents explaining how to access and to E-Safety information.
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: •
Initially, laptops will be loaned to pupils who have social worker involvement or an EHCP (educational health care plan), following government guidelines. Then, anyone not accessing daily online sessions will be contacted to enquire as to why. If lack of access to a device is the reason, arrangements will be made to loan a device to the family wherever possible. A Loan of Equipment agreement must be signed first and training to use the device and how to access online platforms will be provided by the school. If any parent/ carer wishes to know more, please contact the school office on 02072470792.
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If the school becomes eligible for any devices in the future that enable an internet connection, these will be loaned to families who require. However, BT are offering six months' free internet access to disadvantaged children to help with home schooling, in partnership with DfE. This can be applied for on behalf of families who require it. If any parent/ carer wishes to know more, please contact the school office on 02072470792.
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All children will have access to printed home learning packs to support online learning. If for whatever reason, children are not able to access online sessions on a particular day, access to physical packs will allow them to have sufficient access to the learning for that day. Parents/ Carers will need to collect these from the school fortnightly or contact the school to make other arrangements on 02072470792.
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All home learning packs should be brought back to school when a new pack is collected each fortnight so that work can be submitted to teachers and assessed. Work can also be submitted via Google Classroom if children are able to do so/ families would prefer.
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How will my child be taught remotely? We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely: •
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Daily live teaching sessions (online lessons) We will be using Google Meet to facilitate mainly our creative curriculum topics, English and phonics/ spelling. Recorded teaching We will be using a combination of the following: Oak National Academy lessons to support the teaching of grammar and punctuation (x3-5 weekly videos) White Rose videos to support the use of Power Maths books and teaching of new concepts (x3-5 weekly videos) DfE phonics videos to support our Letters and Sounds phonics sessions (where appropriate) (x3-5 weekly videos) Pre-recorded phonics tasks, set by Christ Church staff (x1-3 weekly videos – to begin after the February half-term it lockdown continues) Printed home learning packs produced by teachers (fortnightly) Textbooks (Power Maths) and reading books (where appropriate) Commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas the use of Bug Club to support phonics and reading Times Table Rock Stars to support maths
EYFS (N-R)
Lower (yrs1-3)
Daily live teaching sessions Daily live teaching sessions 30+mins 30+mins Recorded teaching Live phonic sessions Phonics – Letters and sounds videos Differentiated (3) groups x 5 (x3-5 weekly videos) weekly Phonics group activities (x1-3 weekly Recorded teaching Phonics – Letters and sounds videos) videos to support the live White Rose videos (x3-5 weekly session delivered videos) White Rose videos (x5 weekly Staff reading books aloud to children videos with live input from Printed home learning packs produced by the teacher) teachers (fortnightly), daily activities Weekly read of class literacy and a foundation subject covered book Weekly 30 minute show and Textbooks – Power Maths, daily activities Commercially available websites – tell Printed home learning packs Bug Club for daily reading and produced by teachers comprehension, Times Table Rock (fortnightly), daily activities Stars with daily sheets provided and covering all areas independent access Textbooks – Power Maths Daily spelling practise Commercially available websites – Bug Club, Busy Independent reading, reading with an Things and Google Classroom, adult DfE Letters and Sounds
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Upper (4-6) Daily live teaching sessions 30+mins Spelling sessions (x1-2) Recorded teaching Oak National Academy (x3-5 weekly videos) White Rose videos (x3-5 weekly videos) Staff reading books aloud to children Printed home learning packs produced by teachers (fortnightly), daily activities and a foundation subject covered Textbooks – Power Maths, daily activities, CGP books to support some subjects including GPS and science (spring 2)
Commercially available websites – Bug Club for daily reading and
Cont’d… Weekly exercise session Weekly singing session
Daily exercise sessions Weekly singing
comprehension, Times Table Rock Stars with daily sheets provided and independent access Daily spelling practise Independent reading, reading with an adult Daily exercise sessions Weekly singing/ violin session
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? •
It is expected that all children ‘attend’ daily online live teaching sessions, and any additional sessions provided by staff. If children are unable to attend due to illness, parents/ carers should contact the school office, as they would normally, so that teachers can be informed and absences can be recorded.
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Parents/ Carers should ensure that children follow our remote learning golden rules (shared in home learning packs and on the school website) and provide a quiet, stable space for them to work.
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They should ensure children complete all learning and activities set each day. They should contact their parent reps if they require extra support or if children are struggling to complete work. This will be forwarded on to the class teacher and further arrangement can be made.
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Parents/ Carers should set clear routines to support their child’s education. If families need support with this, please contact your parent reps, who will inform the class teacher, or contact the school office.
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To continue to support children’s mental and physical well-being, the school will also be providing videos of daily exercise routines and weekly singing sessions. Activities for weekly violin sessions will also be made available to those year groups who are involved. Access to these resources is incredibly important for children during this time so please ensure children are given time to view and enjoy.
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How will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns? •
Class teachers should be ‘seeing’ every child in their class daily via Google Meet. Across the week, this will allow time for staff to check whether children are engaging with their work.
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Daily registers are taken so that attendance can be monitored, just like at school. Registers are sent to the school office daily and parents/ carers will be contacted on the first day of absence by the school office. If a child misses two days in a week, and the school have not been made aware of the reasons for this, the class teacher will contact a parent/ carer to discuss reasons and what can be in done in partnership to support and overcome barriers. Where concerns persist, a member of the senior leadership team will then make contact to again ascertain reasons and to offer support and guidance, as well as to ensure parents/ carers understand that remote learning is mandatory. Occasionally, home visits will need to be made, where feasible. Following our usual school policy, our Attendance and Welfare office will be informed if attendance does not meet the school’s and borough’s expectations.
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1:1 remote sessions will be held with children who have an EHCP are who are not attending school for agreed reasons. Other smaller group sessions may also be arranged for some children who require them. If these are not attended, the above process will be followed.
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 are also valid and effective methods, amongst many others. Our approach to feeding back on pupil work is as follows: • • • • • •
Children will receive daily feedback via their Google Meet sessions. This will allow time to address misconceptions and assess any shared work Teachers can also use Google Classroom to provide individual feedback where they deem necessary and useful There will be weekly quizzes in years 1-6 to provide a fun and interactive form of assessment Bug Club provides teachers with data on children’s comprehension and this informs reading activates for the next home learning pack e.g. which reading skill will teachers need to cover Teachers monitor scores on Times Table Rock Stars and can adapt the difficulty accordingly When home learning packs are returned fortnightly, teachers will also provide whole class feedback, and individual where necessary, and more detailed feedback will be given on children’s return to school where catch-up sessions will be provided where necessary.
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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: Any child with an EHCP should be attending school. However, where children will be accessing remoting learning in agreement with the school, children will be provided access to a device if needed. Children will have access to extra daily sessions with a member of staff on top of the daily session for all children. This session may be in the place of the main session if this provides easier access to learning. Regular calls home from class teachers and the SLT will be in place to provide extra support and to encourage attendance. For some students, including younger children, shorter sessions may need to be provided and more practical activities and resources. All provision will be agreed in partnership with the SEN/DCo and families.
Remote education for self-isolating pupils Where individual pupils need to self-isolate but the majority of their peer group remains in school, how remote education is provided will likely differ from the approach for whole groups. This is due to the challenges of teaching pupils both at home and in school.
If my child is not in school because they are self-isolating, how will their remote education differ from the approaches described above? Children who are self-isolating will receive a similar style home learning pack for topic work, with the same sheets and activities children in class would be completing, supplemented with a CGP book and Oak National Academy videos to provide GPS activities, Power Maths books and White Rose videos to support the same content covered in class and DfE videos to support any phonics teaching. Where appropriate, work for a range of other subjects will be provided. Daily contact time either via Google Meet or the telephone, in agreement with parents/ carers, will be provided to address misconceptions, help with your child’s well-being and provide feedback. All work completed at home should be brought back to school on their return, ensuring that any catch-up sessions can be arranged.
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