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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 if 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

What should my child expect from immediate remote education in the first day or two of pupils being sent home?

In the case of a class bubble or the whole school having to stay at home, remote learning will start immediately or the next working day. Your child will be sent home with, or you will be asked to pick up, a remote learning pack which will include a reading book, a home learning journal and a pencil. Daily work will be uploaded to your child’s class page (www.studleygreenprimary.co.uk/class-pages-1) or to SeeSaw (EYFS only).

Following the first few days of remote education, 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 have needed to make some adaptations in some subjects. For example, subjects that would normally include significant elements of practical work in the live classroom, such as sciences, music or technology. In these and other cases, video can substitute well for practical work.

Pupils in EYFS are likely to have particular needs which cannot easily be addressed at home in the same way as those of other pupils. Likewise, some pupils with SEND will require specific approaches tailored to their circumstances.

Remote teaching and study time each day

How long can I expect work set by the school to take my child each day?

The amount of work set will vary across the classes but we recommend:

• 3 hours a day for EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2
• 4 hours a day for Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Accessing remote education

How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?

For most children, their class page on the school website will contain all the remote learning resources (studleygreenprimary.co.uk/class-pages-1)

Children in Luna and Pan class access their learning through the website or app Seesaw (app.seesaw.me/#/login)

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:

• We are able to print and deliver learning to your house if needed.
• We have loaned digital devices to some families in need, there may be an additional digital device we can lend you, please contact us for more information.
• We may be able to support with internet access, please contact us for more information.

How will my child be taught remotely?

We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:

• uploads of high quality resources to the class pages
• recorded teaching (e.g. Oak National Academy lessons, video/audio recordings made by teachers)
• live teaching via video call
• printed paper packs produced by teachers (e.g. workbooks, worksheets)
• textbooks and reading books pupils can take home
• commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences

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?

We expect you or your child to sign the online register every ‘school’ day. This will be clearly visible on your child’s class page and enables us to see who is accessing the learning and who may need additional support. 

Each class has a school email account visible on your child’s class page. Please use this to send in pictures of your child and their learning. Parents of children in EYFS can also use Seesaw to send in pictures and comments. As most teaching staff are teaching in school during the day, we will aim to respond to all emails within 24 hours.

We realise that sitting down to do focussed activities with your child at home can be tricky. We suggest, where possible, you make a timetable of the routine of the day and show them when they are going to do their home learning. If you can get into a routine where you do activities at similar times every day it will make it easier to manage. Please feel free to use this model timetable as a starting point.

09.00-09.30 PE / physical activity
09.30-10.00 Numbots/TT Rockstars
10.00-10.45 Maths No Problem
10.45-11.00 Break
11.00-11.30 Reading
11.30-11.45 Spelling
11.45-12.30 English
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.15 Topic

How will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns?

We will be monitoring the daily online register, the class email and the quizzes to check engagement. If there are any concerns, we will call to offer additional support and advice.

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:

• Written response to work sent via the class email account or Seesaw (EYFS)
• Immediate feedback from online quizzes
• Feedback through a class celebration video or message 

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 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. For children with SEND it is important to have a visual routine for them to follow, concrete apparatus, practical activities, visual support, regular learning breaks and an emphasis on over learning. 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:

• Tailored remote learning to meet the needs of your child
• Regular contact from a member of staff
• The loan of digital devices to support learning at home

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 likely 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? 

If your child is sent home with suspected symptoms or the family has been told to isolate, your child must stay away until a negative test result has been received. In this instance, your child will be sent home with a home learning journal, a reading book, a pencil and a class pack of learning that includes maths, English and topic. If your child receives a negative test result, they can return to school. If your child tests positive they will need to isolate and learning will be uploaded on their class page.