Remote Learning
This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency to pupils and parents or carers about what to expect from remote education if children are requires to remain at home due to a school closure or Govermeny mandate.
The Remote Curriculum:
What is Taught to Pupils at Home A pupil’s first day or two of being educated remotely might look different from our standard approach, while we take all necessary actions to prepare for a longer period of remote teaching.
What should my child expect from immediate remote education in the first day or two of pupils being sent home?
If children are in school initially, they will be sent home with a pack of materials for the remainder of the day. This then allows for work to be emailed out to parents/carers along with the corresponding resources later that day or the following day. If a child has not come in to school, arrangements will be made for the pack to be delivered. 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.
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, websites such as Oak Academy will be used for foundation subjects and in some instances, mathematics. The Oak Academy lessons are in-line with our teaching ethos – they encourage the use of retrieval practice, explicit teaching with high quality modelling, and the use of deliberate practice. The online lessons are free to all and offer a recorded taught session so that the children can access physical teaching from a teacher and then access work relating to that lesson within the same website. There are also hundreds of lessons specifically aimed at children with SEND needs and requiring additional support.
Remote Teaching and Study Time Each Day
We expect that remote education (including remote teaching and independent work) will take pupils broadly the following number of hours each day:
- EYFS : 3 hours
- Key Stage 1 : 4 hours
- Key Stage 2 : 4 hours 30 minutes Accessing Remote Education
How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?
The following online platforms for remote education:
- TT Rockstars/Numbots
- Oak Academy
- BBC Bitesize
- White Rose Maths
At Barrs Court a combination of approaches are used to teach pupils remotely. These include:
- recorded teaching, for example from Oak Academy.
- work packs produced by teachers
- commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences for example BBC Bitesizea
- at times, children may also be set a long-term project work and/or internet research activity