A pupil's first day or two of being remotely might look different from our standard approach, while we take all necessary actions to prepare for a longer period of notice.

• An adapted weekly plan for remote learning for each year group.
• The school website has a dedicated section for each year group for remote learning, where you will be able to access all areas of the learning and resources required.
• It will utilise a range of feedback and learning methods including;
• Oak National Academy will be utilised to offer daily online interactive, teaching-led and purposeful lessons.
• Purple Mash will be used as an online forum for staff to set and feedback on work completed at home.
• Mathshed adapted Power Points will be sent to support children with concepts and activities in maths  daily. These Power Points would mirror, even in their adapted form, the learning that would have taken place in school.
• RWI online lessons using the virtual classroom links.
• Digital class teacher zoom check in/teaching slot with 15 children at a time for 30 -40 minutes - this will introduce the days learning /revisit previous learning tasks and achievements/assessment of learning.
• Parents/carers will be able to send pupil work to the class@email address for review and feedback.

• We teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school wherever possible and appropriate. However, we may have to make some adaptions in our offer to meet the needs of all pupils. This may be on an individualised basis or a whole cohort.
• Remote education planning aligns with what would have been delivered in school (but adapted for remote provision if needed).
• The approach encourages participation by all pupils by having some face to face teaching and links to live lessons (e.g. Oak National Academy and RWI phonics) whilst not being solely technology based for pupils welfare (screen time), appropriateness for age of pupils and to support parents/carers sharing one device between children.
• We will continually review our remote learning offer and reflect on best practice.

We are aware that every child is different and that for each age and stage we need to be flexible with our expectations. The DfE states that at Primary level the requirement is around 3 hours a day, our suggestion is between 2 - 3 hours for our context. In EYFS (Reception) this will look very different to Year 2 for example, as learning will be very practical.

Some pupils may have adapted individualise programs of study to match their emerging needs and requirements to be successful at home.

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

• The remote education offer is designed to be flexible and responsive to the home environment, a variety of learning tasks are offered.
• The school website has a dedicated section for each year group and this is updated as required.
• Curriculum aligned e-book platform (linked to RWI group level) shared with parents/carers.
• Pupils receive daily RWI online lesson links (recorded) aligned to their RWI stage.
• Live teaching takes place via zoom in groups of up to 15 for 30 minutes per day if the whole cohort is on remote learning. These sessions introduce the tasks/assignments for the day and teach any relevant skills. Pupils then complete these independently over the daub and submit by email or on Purplemash.
• Teachers share relevant links from Oak National Academy, BBC etc. that link to and support the intended learning. Must-do tasks are set on Purplemash. This platform also allows direct feedback on completed work, both written and voice recording.
• Supportive resources available on the school website should a parent/carer not be able to access the online lesson. Paper copies of learning are delivered where online access is not possible at all.

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.

• Supportive resources available on school website should a parent/carer not be able to access the online lesson.
• Paper copies of learning are delivered where online access is not possible at all.
• Teachers are available to call parents/carers to discuss learning, if required.
• We are trying hard to source refurbished laptops through a local business charity venture to loan use.

We expect:

• Pupils to be present on the daily zoom lessons.
• Pupils and parents/carers to follow our zoom protocol.
• Parents/carers to send pupils work via the class email address, so that teachers can feedback on learning taking place and progress.
• Parents/carers to support their child to access the learning platforms, where required.
• Parents/carers to communicate with staff, via email, for support or share any concerns over remote learning or their child's learning.
• Parents/carers to praise and celebrate the success that their children have at home to keep them engaged and enthused about their own learning.

• Daily registers for zoom attendance - which is then shared the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at the end of the week.
• Protocol is in place for regularity of contact from teachers to parents/carers in response to non-engagement (including work not being submitted).
• Monitoring of Purplemash access and engagement.
• Emailing/phoning parents/carers to support and guide on the work completed or if work is not being completed.
• A member of the SLT will call to consider what support we can put in place to support effective remote learning.

SEND pupils:

• Class teachers offer differentiated tasks and support as required. Class teacher to have regular contact with parents/carers by phone to support and advise.
• SENCO regular check ins where required.

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:

• Feeedback within zoom lessons.
• Celebration of work via our school Facebook page.
• Celebration of work via our remote Celebration assemblies.
• Individualised feedback to pupils on Purplemash.
• Individualised feedback to pupils via the class@ email address.

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. We acknowledge the difficulties this may place on families, and will work with parents/carers to support those pupils in the following ways:

• Class teachers offer differentiated tasks and support as required.
• Class teachers/ SENCO to support with a flexible, bespoke package of learning, which could include routines, now and next approaches and/or timetabled sensory breaks/sensory circuits etc.
• Class teacher contacts parents/carers by phone to support and advise.
• SENCO regular check-ins where required.
• Where appropriate, separate zoom sessions with the class teacher and support staff member. 

Class Email Addresses are:

The above email addresses will only be used when remote learning is in use and are not monitored outside of these times.

• Your child is expected to join the Zoom lesson each day, unless they are unwell.
•  Zoom calls will be between the group of 15 children and the teacher and teaching assistant.  Parents/carers may be present but NOT on screen and should only support their child to listen and focus.  No siblings or others should appear on the screen with your child.
• The ‘caller name’ should be your child’s first name so the teacher knows who they are admitting to the lesson.
• Children are expected to be fully dressed for the lessons and behave appropriately.
• The teacher will start the lesson at the given time and admit the children to the call together.
• The participants will be muted on entry to enable a manageable session.
• Where responses from pupils are required, the teacher will request the parent to unmute the microphone for the child’s response.
• Parents/carers are requested NOT to ask questions or comment during the lesson.  Any questions can be emailed after the lesson.
• The teacher reserves the right to end the lesson for any participants not following these guidelines.

A helpful guide for using zoom is available at:

 How to use Zoom

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

• Daily live teaching will take place via zoom in groups of up to 15 for 30 minutes if a whole cohort is accessing remote learning. These sessions introduce the tasks/assignments for the day and teach any relevant skills. Pupils then complete these independently over the day and submit by email or on Purplemash. This teaching time also allows teachers to assess pupils' understanding and knowledge retained to inform their planning.
• Curriculum aligned e-book platforms (linked to RWI group level) can be accessed via the phonics timetable emailed to parents/carers.
• Pupils receive daily RWI online lesson links (recorded) aligned to their RWI stage, the phonics timetable will be emailed out to parents/carers.
• Teachers share relevant links from Oak National Academy, BBC etc. that link to and support the intended learning.
• Must-do tasks are set on Purplemash. This platform also allows direct feedback on completed work notch written and voice recording.
• Class teachers may film additional videos, for example, story time videos, extra phonics and reading videos, parent support videos and curriculum linked videos. These will either be added to the school Facebook page and emailed to parents/carers or links emailed directly to parents/carers.

Remote education for individual pupils

Where individual pupils need to access remote education due to self-isolation etc. and the majority of their peers remain in school, how remote education is provided will likely to differ from the approach for whole groups. This is due to the challenge 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?

• There will be no class zoom.
• No recorded videos of teachers.
• Teachers will check in with parents/carers at least twice a week.
• Teachers will feed back on work.
• Parents/carers' expectations are similar to the above.
• All other adaptions for remote learning will continue, e.g. remote learning adapted timetable, online links and differentiated phonic access.