👩🏻‍🏫 Remote Learning Plan

Remote learning overview

We have now completed our initial remote learning plans for each year group and I would like to provide an outline of them here.

After the period of lockdown we learned a lot about remote learning and undertook training on digital learning platforms as well as receiving valuable feedback from you all. Each teacher has now produced their own plan which reflects the needs of the children and their age. If these plans are needed, they will be shared with the relevant families immediately. All plans follow these principles:

1. Daily practise tasks

2. Units of learning across the curriculum

3. Feedback mechanisms

4. Communication systems

The chart above shows how this has been planned across the school.

We know that many families struggled with devices at home and that some elements of Google Classroom were a little tricky without training. All of the platforms are being practised in school with the children and indeed we believe we have purchased some extremely good new ones too. Now that we are better prepared, there are also paper based tasks that will be provided as well as equipment that you may be short of at home. We have been allocated some devices from the DfE to be used when children need to self-isolate. There aren’t enough for everyone so if you feel that you desperately need to borrow a device in the event of your child self-isolating then please get in touch. We will be sending a survey home again soon.

When a child or bubble are self-isolating we expect the children to be completing the work provided on a daily basis (unless they are unable due to illness etc). They should complete ongoing daily practise tasks as well as the units of learning provided by the class teacher. There are a number of ways to keep in touch with us in school so please let us know if you are struggling with anything. You can send completed work back to the teachers through Google Classroom for some year groups and by email for all classes. It can be work completed on a device or a photo of something completed, whichever is the most suitable.

The lessons and tasks provided will be what the children were going to be studying in class so it is extremely important that they engage with it so that they are not behind when returning to school. We have selected Oak National Academy as there are high quality videos for instruction and excellent coverage across the curriculum in each year group.

Nearly all of the daily practise online platforms can be used at anytime, not just in self isolation, and are very useful in bringing the children on in core skills. Don’t forget the Learning Zone, Hobby Zone and Relaxation Zone too - there is lots to do!!

Hopefully these plans will not be needed very often as I know how difficult remote learning is for the children as well as the families.

Thank you for your continued support and for that to come.

Head Teacher