If there is a lockdown like we experience with Covid -19, please help support your child where possible by keeping your child in a routine is beneficial to every child. It will give your day structure, define work and rest time and help maintain work ethic.
We will be teaching the same curriculum as we do in school wherever possible and appropriate. Staff will produce videos and provide guidance and resources via the Class Dojo Team page. Most children will receive daily maths, English and topic work.
We recognise that some people may not have suitable online access at home. Please contact school immediately if this is the case. We may be able to provide printed materials for you and we have looked at lending equipment if we have any available.
Tasks will be attached to each of the daily sessions. Some of these may be online, some may be to do on paper whilst others may be practical. We will try to ensure there is a mixture of these, as there would be in class. Dependent on the task, marking may take different forms. Sometimes answer sheets will be attached or released for self-marking. Sometimes marking will occur online whilst completing the task. Occasionally we will ask you to submit your work to the teacher. Each of these will give feedback.
Following the DFE guidelines, each day children should receive:-
KS1 Approx 3 hours a day
KS2 Approx 4 hours a day
If this was in school, this would include discussion time and practical reinforcement. If you are able to work with your child, you may want to build this into the session. We know the younger the child, the shorter they can sustain concentration so segmenting sessions will help children focus more. If you wish to supplement or adapt tasks to fit your child, please do.
Staff will keep a record of all work completed and submitted. We will be strongly encouraging all parents and children to complete each piece of work set. This will ensure that each child is receiving the same provision and coverage, and when we return back together, will give all children the same reference points and starting point for the new set of work.
Please remember to build break times, rewards, praise and social time into your day. If we are at school, children receive regular playtimes to burn off energy, to give brains a break and to have fun.
We recognise that same pupils, for example 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/carers to support those pupils by:-
Please discuss with this with the class teacher.
Remote Learning can be great fun but it can also be at times stressful for the child and the carer. Find working times that suit you, build in break times and rewards, remember to try and make things fun and practical. If you are struggling, please do ring us at school if you need somebody to talk to.
