What should my child expect from remote education in the first day or two of pupils being sent home?
When the class teacher is informed that an individual is isolating, work will be provided. In most cases, work will not be provided instantly as teachers will be teaching the pupils who are in school. As soon as is practically possible, teachers will communicate with parents and pupils and provide their remote education.
For Years 1 to 6, pupils will be required to access DB Primary and will be able to access lessons and communicate with their class teacher from there. Pupils may also receive e-mails directly from their teacher with additional support. Reception parents and pupils will use the Tapestry Application.
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 we need to make some adaptations in some subjects. For example, investigations in Science, resources required for Art and DT and programme access for Computing mean that lessons need adaptation to be able to be taught remotely.
How long can I expect work set by the school to take my child each day?
As per government guidelines, on average KS1 pupils should expect 3 hours and KS2 4 hours of work a day. Teachers will set a minimum of three distinct lessons a day.
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. Staff remaining in school can produce paper copies of work provided digitally and families are welcome to contact school to enquire about the lease of appropriate hardware.
How will my child be taught remotely?
We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:
Is there a difference in provision if a whole cohort is isolating?
Yes! When individual pupils are required to isolate, school based staff are working with pupils who are in school. This provides additional challenges to teachers as they must find time at the beginnings of the school day and at the end of the school day to support individuals at home. Teaching assistants are likely to be providing the support, via e-mail or telephone, during the school day.
When a whole cohort is isolating, school staff are focusing 100% on the task of remote education and so can provide more immediate feedback to pupils and are more likely to provide recorded lesson narration and higher quality remote provision resources.
Reception
Pupils have access to three lessons a day. These lessons always include daily Phonics, Maths and a Topic lesson
Lessons are based on the same themes that would have taken place if children were in school
All lessons are pre-recorded video's with voice overs created by class teachers or other relevant providers
Parents communicate with their child's class teacher via Tapestry or e-mail. Teachers are able to assess and provide feedback on work through Tapestry
Years 1, 2 and 3
Pupils have access to between 3 and 4 hours of remote provision
Access to remote learning is through DB Primary. Documents and videos are held in daily organised files
Lessons are pre-recorded video's with voice overs created by class teachers or other relevant providers
Parents and pupils are being supported by regular phone calls. In some cases, children are able to directly communicate with their child's class teacher through DB Primary forums and e-mails.
Years 4, 5 and 6
Pupils have access to 4 hours of remote provision
Access to remote learning is through DB Primary. Documents and videos are uploaded to the forums section of DB Primary
Lessons are pre-recorded video's with voice overs created by class teachers or other relevant providers
Pupils are much more able to communicate directly with class teachers through e-mails and forum replies. Feedback from work is provided in tasks and forums directly
Parents and pupils are being supported by regular phone calls
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.
Lessons will be adapted and uploaded or e-mailed via DB Primary for pupils to access. Teachers are unlikely to be able to provide and feedback during the school day and so the support and feedback will be provided by Teaching Assistants. It is likely that pupils will receive a phone call at least once during their period of isolation and teachers will keep in contact via DB Primary e-mails or through their teaching assistant.
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. Gillian Dudley, in her role as SENCO, and class teachers will communicate with individual families to discuss support that can be provided.
What are your expectations for my child’s engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?
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?
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:
Pupils will receive feedback on their work daily and in most cases several times throughout a day
On-line learning programmes and materials available:
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Programme, activity or website |
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Bespoke teacher devised lessons on Db Primary Learning Platform
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Child has own login |
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For Maths – NumBots for Yr 1 - 2, TT Rockstars for Yr3 - 4, MyMaths for Yr 5 - 6. |
Child has own login |
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LEXIA – on-line phonic based programme for KS1 and some KS2 pupils.
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Child has own login |
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Espresso – range of on-line content linked to the whole curriculum, signposted by class teacher as relevant.
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Child access via Db primary |
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BBC Bitesize – BBC website accessed when signposted by teacher.
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Open access. |
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Oak National Academy – national on-line ‘school’, accessed either as supplementary or when signposted by teacher.
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Open Access |
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Tapestry – a Reception only assessment sharing programme that shares content privately between parent and school. |
Parent has login |