Remote education provision
Remote education provision: information for parents
This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency to pupils and parents or carers about what to expect from remote education where national or 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
Will my child be taught broadly the same curriculum as they would if they were in school?
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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:
Key Stage 1 |
Three hours |
Key Stage 2 |
Four hours |
Accessing remote education
How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?
Our online learning can be accessed from our website, by selecting the ‘HOMEWORK’ tab and then clicking on the phase for your child (EYFS, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2). These are further divided into year groups. Clicking on the year group tab allows access to the online learning. |
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:
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How will my child be taught remotely?
We use the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:
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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?
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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?
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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:
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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?
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:
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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 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?
In this case, your child’s teacher will contact you by phone. The teacher will set work, using the Oak National Academy programme. During the phone call, the teacher will explain the work set and you will be able to send your child’s completed work and raise any questions via the year group email. The teacher will call again after one week to ask how your child is getting on. We encourage you to contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns, at any time. |