Programme of Distance Learning | Summer Term 2020

Programme for Distance Learning Summer Term 2020

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Contents Introduction

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Academic Overview

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Year Group Timetables

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Assessment and Reporting

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Pastoral and Wellbeing

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Online Safety and Safeguarding

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Sport

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Co-Curricular

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Key Contacts Headmaster Mr Tyrone Howe

headmaster@shiplake.org.uk

Deputy Head and Designated Safeguarding Lead Mr Nick Brown nbrown@shiplake.org.uk Deputy Head Academic Mr Paul Jones

pjones@shiplake.org.uk

Director of External Relations Mrs Katherine Green kgreen@shiplake.org.uk

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IT Support

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Finance

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Introduction ‘When things do not go your way, remember that every challenge – every adversity – contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth.’

(Roy T. Bennett) Remote teaching and learning came to life in the last two weeks of the Spring Term.

As a result of a highly motivated and skilled Common Room already experienced in the effective use of Google Classroom, this was received with an enormous amount of positive feedback. This provides the strongest foundations for an enhanced Shiplake College Programme of Learning for the duration of the Summer Term spent in remote mode.

Teaching staff will deliver a Shiplake College education, which continues to be focused on academic rigour, individual enrichment, and participation in an imaginative and exciting cocurricular offering.

This will be reinforced by strong pastoral support through our House and tutor system and ongoing engagement with the cultural and spiritual life of the school.

The programme is not a carbon-copy of our normal timetable. It is not the same as being here in person. Nor could it be. Our approach also takes on board recommendations and

advice about young people, learning skills, and screen time. Opportunities to take breaks, being physically active, interacting with friends and wider groups are more important than ever under these challenging circumstances.

Thus, we have worked hard to develop a programme which supports structure and routine to pupils’ learning, but also allows for some flexibility.

It is our expectation that pupils will fully engage with all elements of our programme as we continue to deliver a top quality Shiplake education which focuses on the academic, physical, and emotional wellbeing of each individual pupil. We will seek feedback from pupils and parents and look for further improvement as we look to maximise the positive impact of every day.

Above all, together as a community, we will work towards making this summer term one of rigour, purpose and enjoyment – memorable for all the right reasons - while continuing to stay true to our core values of inclusive, individual, and inspirational.

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Academic Overview Academic Continuity At the end of last term, the College responded swiftly to the unprecedented challenge of teaching remotely.

Fortunately, through our extensive use of Google Classroom, we were extremely well-placed to provide academic continuity for our pupils with our initial distance learning timetable.

The teaching staff responded positively and pro-actively took the opportunity to learn new skills to enhance their remote teaching. It has been wonderful to see so many new technologies and alternative ways of working being embraced. These will no doubt enhance our practice as educators when the College is able to resume its normal activity.

As we approached the summer term it was important that we reviewed the distance learning in place before Easter and responded to the lessons learned. I am very grateful for the feedback received and we have learned a great deal from pupils, teachers and parents. This feedback has informed the planning of our revised distance learning timetable for the summer term.

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Live Lessons Lessons will continue to be a mixture of live teaching experiences and ‘offline’ tasks for pupils to complete independently. We know that many households appreciate this flexibility as families continue to adapt to learning and working from home, responding to the unique challenges this brings.

However, whilst valuing a degree of autonomy and flexibility, the feedback has been very clear that pupils value the interaction with teachers during live lessons. We are therefore very pleased to offer a greater number of live lessons in order to enable more interactive learning.

We have reflected on our experiences of teaching remotely and considered the emerging advice. We agree that the most effective live lessons are those where there is an element of direct instruction from the teacher, followed by an opportunity for pupils to complete work and deliberately practice the content covered. Teachers will then monitor the work being completed offering feedback and guidance to individuals or small groups of pupils.

There is also the important consideration of screen time; we don’t want pupils to be looking at their screens all day! Research, coupled with the experience of countries coming out of lockdown tells us that young people cannot cope with more than a few hours of traditional curriculum content each day delivered remotely.

We have therefore aimed to strike a balance between sedentary work (live lessons, independent work) with the need for pupils to remain active and to engage with some activities designed to stimulate pupils’ creativity and their emotional health and wellbeing.

Academic Enrichment As with the first distance learning timetable, we have included important opportunities for academic enrichment.

Reading for pleasure through our ePlatform remains a key feature of the timetable for all pupils. It has been heartening to see so many pupils continue to make progress with their reading during this time of remote learning and we look forward to welcoming more pupils to the ‘million words’ club in future assemblies.

Pupils in Years 7 to 9 and in Year 12 are still expected to continue their independent work in their projectbased lessons on topics of their choice.

Pupils in Years 7 and 8 are finishing their essays and then working on their recorded presentations, pupils in Year 9 are now working individually finishing their essays while pupils in Year 12 are working to complete their EPQ. All pupils will be in close contact with their supervisors for these projects either over email or in live lessons.

We have also signposted resources such as TED Talks and Seneca for pupils to explore topics of interest in order to continue to promote their curiosity. We are also very pleased to offer pupils in Years 9 and 10 the opportunity to enhance their digital skills. Pupils in Year 9 will be guided through some of the courses available on the Google Applied Digital Skills platform and pupils in Year 10 will be guided through the Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award, earning ‘badges’ and certification.

We are confident that our new timetable provides our pupils with the best possible academic continuity. We look forward to starting the summer term and keeping in close contact with pupils and their families.

Paul Jones Deputy Head Academic

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A summary of the additions are: All Year Groups • Assemblies, Chapel services and Thought for the Day reflections • House Assemblies • Greater number of Learning Development lessons • Bespoke workouts provided by the PE department • Live co-curricular programme Year 7 • Computing lesson • Co-curricular Arts carousels (including live instrumental tuition) • Geography lesson • History lesson • Shiplake Seven Project tutorial • Spanish lesson Year 8 • Computing lesson • Co-curricular Arts carousels (including live instrumental tuition) • Geography lesson • History lesson • Languages lesson • Shiplake Seven Project tutorial

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Year 9 • Additional English lesson • Geography lesson • Google Skills project • History lesson • Languages lesson • Additional maths lesson • Shiplake FPQ Project tutorial • Theology and Philosophy lesson Year 10 • One additional lesson per GCSE options subject • Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award Year 11 • One additional lesson per GCSE options subject Year 12 • One additional lesson per subject • Specially-recorded talks for the PULSE Lecture Series Year 13 Now that public examinations have been cancelled, Year 13 pupils will follow a bespoke ShipShape programme providing academic enrichment and preparation for their futures beyond Shiplake.

Assessment and Reporting Internal Assessments All pupils in Years 7-12 will sit internal assessments during the summer term. We will replicate the usual examination series for all years as this is an important indication of academic progress and a useful experience for all pupils. The internal assessments for Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 will take place w/c Monday 1 June and full details of the content of the assessments and the timetable will follow after Easter.

Format of the Assessments All assessments will be conducted remotely and will be set as an assignment on Google Classroom.

Assessments will use the Google technology we are familiar with and where possible, assessments may also be hosted as a Google Meet. Pupils who are entitled to work with a reader and/or scribe will still get access to this support.

They will work with a member of our invigilation team using Google Meet.

All assessments will be conducted in a spirit of good faith with a large element of trust of pupils and their families.

Teachers will confirm the arrangements for assessments with their individual classes at the start of the summer term.

Year 11 Assessments For Year 11, these internal assessments will take place w/c Monday 11 and 18 May as previously communicated and outlined here.

Even though the GCSE exam series has been cancelled, like many other schools, we feel it is very important for Year 11 pupils to continue learning and to gain useful examination practice.

The pupils have been working hard over recent months and these assessments will provide them with an opportunity to display their progress as well as providing some academic ‘closure’ on their GCSE courses. The assessments will also help to track pupils’ progress and provide us with more robust evidence when advising pupils on their Sixth Form subject choices.

Progress Reviews All pupils will receive one Progress Review at the end of the summer term (published w/c Monday 22 June). These reports will reflect the work completed during the summer term and the results of the internal assessments.

These Progress Reviews will also contain a comprehensive Housemaster report, celebrating pupils’ successes in all areas of College life, including those at this time of distance learning.

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Pastoral and Wellbeing As we continue to cope with the effects of COVID-19 and the closure of schools it is more important than ever that we look after the mental health and wellbeing of our pupils, and also protect them from the dangers of online world.

Pupil Wellbeing Tracker Pupils are being asked to complete a short Wellbeing and Mood Checker on a regular basis and any concerns are being followed up on.

Staying in Touch Housemasters and tutors are regularly keeping in touch with your sons and daughters. Please refer to advice sent in weekly bulletins and follow Mr Brown on Twitter @ShiplakeWelfare. Also get involved with #Shiplake3GoodThings!

Whole School Assembly The Headmaster, assisted by staff and pupils, will deliver the weekly assembly via Google Live Stream every Monday at 8.20am. The link will be send to pupils and staff via a calendar invitation. Parents are encouraged to watch with their children but please note that a Shiplake Google account is required to access the link.

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Chapel Services and Holy Communion The School Chaplain, Revd Briggs, will lead a Chapel Service every Tuesday morning and a service of Holy Communion every Friday morning, both at 8.20am on YouTube. Please check the school calendar for the links. Parents are very welcome to watch these services as well.

Thoughts for the Day The Revd Briggs is sending a Thought for the Day to all pupils and staff every morning. This includes a joke, a reading, a reflection and a prayer.

In addition, a member of the SMT will live stream a Thought for the Day every Thursday morning.

Online Safety and Safeguarding Safeguarding It is important that all staff who interact with children, including online, continue to look out for signs a child may be at risk. Any such concerns should be dealt with as per the Safeguarding Policy and where appropriate referrals should still be made to children’s social care and as required, the police. The DSL or deputies will always be available to deal with questions, concerns or issues.

Online (‘Live’) Lessons Below are the main issues to consider when delivering and attending virtual lessons: • Teachers and pupils must wear suitable clothing, as should anyone else in the household.

• Pupils and teachers should be in appropriate areas, for example, not in bedrooms; and the background should be non-descript, neutral or blurred. In some cases we appreciate that a pupil’s main workplace is their bedroom. In this case, the pupil should be sat at a desk or table and not on or in the bed.

• Live classes on Google Meet will be recorded by teachers so that if any issues were to arise, the video can be

reviewed. This will also enable any pupil who for any reason was unable to attend the lesson, to access it at a later date.

• Pupils must not record any part of a live lesson.

• Pupils should only use their school email address and school account for live lessons and any other school interactions.

• Where possible, one to one live lessons should be avoided. However, where it is deemed essential (music lessons, tutor-tutee discussion) the session will be recorded and another appropriate member of staff will be invited to the session. This may be a Housemaster for tutor time or the Director of Music for music lessons.

This will allow them to “drop into” the meeting at any time.

• The timing of live lessons will stick strictly to the published timetables so as not to encroach on other activities or valuable family time.

• Language must be professional and appropriate, including any family members in the background.

• Teachers must only use platforms provided by the school to communicate with pupils. Shiplake will

be using Google Meet for live lessons and work will be set and resources kept on Google Classroom.

• Teachers will record attendance at live lessons. iSAMS registers will be used as is normal practice. Absences will be followed up by the teacher, who will inform the Tutor and Housemaster.

• Teachers and pupils have the right to stop live sessions at any time if they have any concerns about the appropriateness of the content or interactions. Such cases should be reported to the DSL or deputies immediately.

• The College’s usual discipline code remains in place as far as classroom behaviour is concerned. Teachers may, in extreme circumstances, ask a pupil to leave the live session.

• Only pupils and known guests invited by the teacher should attend the live session.

Pupils, parents and staff all have a responsibility to inform the school of any concerns they may have.

All parents are asked to read the full Online Safety Policy and complete a form to confirm that they have read and understood it.

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Sport Shiplake is Staying Active At Shiplake, we love our sport. The current climate can make it difficult to motivate ourselves and find opportunities to stay fit and healthy so we have created a dedicated website to give you ideas, information and challenges to help you stay active.

The new Shiplake Sport site will be updated regularly, so check back often for new features.

Expectations and Rewards We expect you to take part in at least 3 sessions per week, in line with your normal games commitments at College. These sessions appear on your academic timetable but you can take part at any time.

These sessions can be your choice but you will find lots of suggestions in the Training Hub. Once per week (e.g. during your Friday Tutor Time), you must record these sessions on the Sport Record Form.

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You can earn Sports Awards for taking part in more sessions over the course of the term: Bronze 3 sessions per week (12 in total) Silver 4 sessions per week (16 in total) Gold 5 sessions per week (20 in total) Shiplake Workouts There will be a number of specially created workouts available for the Shiplake community every week.

These workouts are targeted circuits which include a variety of movements.

They aim to improve overall fitness as well as strength, power, speed and endurance. Again, a link to these sessions appears on your academic timetable but you can take part at any time.

We are also looking to introduce some live scheduled workouts as the term progresses. Links to these workouts will appear on the homepage of the new Shiplake Sport site and you will be emailed a link.

Sports Challenges There are a number of fun sports challenges for pupils and families to try at home. From welly wanging and foot golf, to juggling and the egg and spoon race; create competitions at home and share the results with us @ShiplakeSports #ShiplakePE.

Sports Scholars To support our Sports Scholars, there are a number of general strength and conditioning sessions designed to boost performance in any sport. Created

by Bespoke Conditioning, these workouts are available for everyone to follow and can be found here.

Specific Sports Programmes The Training Hub also contains resources to help pupils prepare for and participate in all of the sports enjoyed at Shiplake College. For example, those pupils who would have been starting the cricket season can enjoy specific cricket content.

Strava Club We are running virtual events every Saturday and hope that even more of you will join us for our ‘virtual park run’ and upload your activity to our Shiplake Club on the Strava app. You can run at any time and over any distance. To join the club on the Strava app please follow these instructions.

If you need extra motivation, visit our Couch to 5K page. Whatever you do, get moving and join us!

There are also sessions for pupils and their families interested in yoga and pilates. Everyone, whether an athlete or not, can benefit from additional flexibility and conditioning. As well as boosting athletic performance, it can improve daily life and reduce the chance of injury. These sessions are also a chance to relax and quietly reflect and can be found here.

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Co-Curricular Shiplake Co-Curricular Shiplake College will be offering live co-curricular activities for the summer term. You will be able to opt in to any of the following activities by typing the classroom code in to Google classroom. The codes are found on the dedicated Shiplake Co-Curricular website. Activities will run from 3.10pm to 4.00pm every Friday afternoon. The site also provides a weekly list of must-do activites and details on creating your own Google site with a daily photo on a theme.

Opting-In There is no need to sign-up for cocurricular activities in the usual way. It is expected that pupils simply opt-in to one of the exciting activities on offer.

Indeed, we hope that entire families will join in! To opt-in simply type the code into Google Classroom.

The Choices There are some fantastic, new additions to our co-curricular programme for the summer term. All are designed to be fun, engaging and suitable for remote participation. There will be something for everyone.

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Coding for Beginners Develop your coding skills working with Mr Dimmick. Suitable for beginners!

Cooking with the ‘Head’ Chef Cook a meal for your family! Mr Howe offers live cooking lessons, preparing popular recipes and family favourites.

Full Scale Music Join in with some largescale instrumental and choral projects and create some memorable recordings. All ages and abilities welcome.

Guitar Sessions Join in with this online musical collaboration.

Mr Moore will take you through learning the chords to some well-known songs.

Guaranteed to learn new skills and open to anyone who owns a guitar.

Quiz Club Carrying on the fine tradition of quizzes as Mr Milburn offers a pupilfriendly quiz. Prizes and bragging rights for the winners.

Mindfulness Learn basic techniques and practise short meditation with Dr Prata.

Science Club Science is everywhere.

Conduct experiments from your home and combine a variety of chemicals already found in your kitchen with teachers from the science department.

Higher Project Qualification Continue with your HPQ courses started at school (year 9 and 10 invite only) and develop new skills in independent learning with Mr Ebbage.

Book Club Explore best-selling titles, promote your favourite books, debate the issues raised in your set texts.

Or, simply unwind and listen to other members reading aloud, bringing the pages to life.

Art Develop new skills from home using the resources you have at hand and be guided in how to make your art work really stand out with Mr Ramsay.

Drama Prepare monologues, write scripts, perform radio plays with Mrs Farrell. All ages and abilities welcome.

Debating Engage in lively debates on the hot topics of the day and learn this most valuable of skills with Mr Woolner.

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