Remote Education

Scholar Green Primary School Remote Learning Plan

Remote learning is provided to ensure that pupils can continue their education when they are unable to attend school, for example due to illness, part or full school closure, or other exceptional/ unforseen circumstances. It aims to maintain continuity of learning, support progress, and keep children connected to their school community. At Scholar Green Primary and Nurery school, remote learning may include a combination of online lessons, recorded teaching videos, learning activities, educational websites, and independent tasks that reflect the curriculum being taught in school. Activities are designed to be age-appropriate, accessible, and engaging, with clear guidance for pupils and parents. Teachers provide regular communication, feedback, and support to help children remain motivated and continue making progress in their learning.

All of our children have a Microsoft Teams account. This allows them to have contact with the teacher, either via email, teams chat or recorded videos. It is important that all children, and parents, know how to access this account and children will have taught sessions on this within school.

The Early Years parents have access to their Tapestry on-line learning journey. This is the predominate tool to provide on-line learning and communication. Activity suggestions to complete at home will be uploaded for parents to access and provide support for learning at home. This will work as a two-way form of communication as parents can also upload any evidence they wish to share with school. Early Years practitioners can then comment upon this as well as setting next steps or offering further support and ideas.

If a child does not have access to a computer/laptop and/or the internet, the school will do all it can to support children and will provide paper packs of learning. It is important parents and carers make the school aware of any barriers to accessing remote learning.

What will our remote learning look and how will it work?

Communication

All communication will be sent to all satkeholders via the usual channels: webiste, email and social media.  Our school will remain in contact with our families.. In the event of a school closure, staff will be aviable to contact during the typical school hours 8:45am-3.30pm.  

Initial Two-Day Plan

An initial plan for the first two days of remote learning will be published on the website page and all other forums of communication. This two day plan will allow staff time to plan remote learning for children in line with the class’s current curriculum learning. It will provide learning across the curriculum and children will be expected to spend a similar amount of time completing this as they would spend learning in school.

The Two Day Plan will include:

• Maths: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/this-terms-topics children select the year group they are in and one of the topics available. They then select a lesson to complete.
• Maths: Times Tables Rock Stars https://ttrockstars.com/
• Reading: Accelerated Reader Renaissance Learning Login
• Reading: Children to read from their own reading book or download and read a free e-book from https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/librarypage/
• Writing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/this-termstopics Children select the year group they are in and then the topic they are learning in the classroom. They then select a lesson to complete.
• Spelling (Y2-Y6): Practice their spelling words using different strategies learnt in class.
• Phonics (YR and Y1): https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ select games to play.

Remote Class Learning

After the first two days, the class teacher will have adapted learning activities that will enable the child/children to continue the learning journeys they had started in the classroom. This remote learning will be posted on Teams and email where a range of activities will be set. Each day will begin with opportunity for children to join a class teams meeting where they will receive further information about the day. Class teachers will also use email as a predominant way to stay in regular contact with children and their families. Key websites we may use for remote learning are; BBC Bitesize, BBC Teach, Oak National Academy, White Rose Maths and TTRockstars. As much as possible, it is expected a child will follow the school timetable. The daily timetable will include:

• Maths
• Reading
• Writing
• Spelling/Phonics
• Curriculum Lessons
• Story Time- children may be invited to join the class story via a Teams meeting at the end of each school day.
• Daily Reading- AR Reader will be open to allow children to quiz on their reading books. Children will be sent home with enough books to keep them going through their isolation period.

Feedback

It is important that children receive feedback in order to know that they are progressing the right direction. It is also very useful for teachers to see children’s work so that they know what to set next. Feedback can be achieved in a variety of ways, and the class teacher will suggest which way is most suitable dependent on the type of work. In individual cases, where online feedback is not possible, the class teacher will discuss with the parent appropriate ways of communicating.  

Ways of achieving feedback:

• Take a photo of the piece of work and email to teacher/upload on Teams
• Complete an electronic piece of work and email to teacher/upload on Teams.
• Teachers speaking to pupils via Teams/ telephone consultation

EYFS

Activities will be set through our on-line learning journey, Tapestry. Through Tapestry, parents can upload pictorial, text, audio and video evidence of children’s achievements. EYFS staff will be able to give feedback and suggest next steps through on these observations. The evidence received will be entered towards to children’s profiles. Where children have worked on paper based activities, photos of these can be taken and uploaded to Tapestry to gain feedback.  Class teachers will set several activities for the days ahead which will cover a range of areas of learning.

SEND

Where a child has SEND and has specific learning interventions and support, we will aim to continue this provision in an adapted form online where appropriate. Staff will work collabouratively with  parents of pupils with SEND and ensure the support network is present through out the remote learning episode.

We ask that parents support their children in accessing the home learning that is provided for them. We recognise that learning from home can be a challenge, particularly if parents are still trying to work themselves. We ask that children should at least complete the minimum expectations of reading, TTRS/ daily counting, handwriting, and a Literacy and maths activity from a workbook provided.

Review

This plan will be reviewed each time there is an occasion where remote learning to triggered. We want to make sure that it is manageable for all stakeholders, and has the best impact for our learners and their families.