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.

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?

The day following closure a virtual meeting (via Google Meet) will be held with the class teacher. The time of the meeting will be updated by 8.30am.

At the meeting the teacher will discuss the learning expectations and how work will be accessed. This meeting will be accessed via Google Classroom. Parents should contact the office via enquires@north-cockerington.lincs.sch.uk if they have any queries about accessing this meeting.

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.

Each day we will provide at least:

• English lesson
• Maths lesson
• Phonics session (where appropriate)
• One other subject lesson – E.g. Science, Geography, History, Computing, Art etc.
• A daily ‘live’ reading/story session

We will also share:

• Information for ‘active sessions’ to promote health and well-being
• Information for PSHE / Well-being activities

  We teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school.

  Each day we will provide at least:

• English lesson
• Maths lesson
• Phonics session (where appropriate)
• One other subject lesson – E.g. Science, Geography, History, Computing, Art etc.
• A daily ‘live’ reading/story session

• We will also share:

• Information for ‘active sessions’ to promote health and well-being
• Information for PSHE / Well-being activities

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	On average 3 hours minimum
Key Stage 2	On average 4 hours minimum

 

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

For all class Google Meet sessions, and for online learning for Years 1 to 6, we use Google Classroom. In addition, Reception Children use Tapestry.

We also use Purple Mash for computing which we sometimes use for other subjects too.

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 can provide Chromebooks for use at home if your child does not have access to a device. We can deliver these so don’t worry if you cannot get to school.
• We can support parents to access additional data on a mobile phone via the Government’s ‘Get help with technology during coronavirus (COVID-19’) scheme.
• Where needed, we can issue printed materials if you do not have online access. We will talk to you about the best way of submitting this and we can collect the work if needed.

Please contact the office for more details on any of the above.

How will my child be taught remotely?

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

• live MEET sessions – these are mainly used ofr story time sessions and take place daily.   (online lessons)
• recorded teaching (e.g. Oak National Academy lessons, video/audio recordings made by teachers, White Rose Maths) are often used a range of lessons including English and Maths. They are useful as you can pause the videos when needed and ensure the learning takes place at a time to suit your family. 
• printed paper packs produced by teachers (e.g. workbooks, worksheets)
• reading books pupils have at home
• Purple Mash planned activities – all accessed via the Purple Mash web-site

What are your expectations for my child’s engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?

Some children will be able to access the learning independently but others will need some support from parents & carers. Teachers try and plan activities so that everything is easily accessible.

We expect for pupils to engage with remote education daily but we also recognize that we are in a pandemic and sometimes this isn’t possible.

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

Teaching staff will check daily if pupils are engaging in the work. They will feedback as appropriate so you will be able to see comments from them too. If a teacher is concerned that your child is not engaging in the remote learning, they will contact you. Sometimes the office may contact you on behalf of teaching staff too.

How will you assess my child’s work and progress?

We will provide feedback in a range of ways:

• Written comments on Google Classroom / Tapestry / Purple Mash on work submitted
• Automatic marking of quizzes on Google Classrooms
• Videos to support whole class feedback
• Discussions at live Google Meet sessions
• Pupils will receive at daily feedback on work submitted

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 we will work with parents and carers to support those pupils in the following ways:

• Our SENDCo will discuss particular issues with families to agree the best way  to deliver remote education for pupils with SEND
• Our teaching assistants may support your child remotely via Google Meet sessions and work may be differentiated to meet your child’s needs.

If my child is not in school because they are self-isolating, how will their remote education differ from the approaches described above?

The main difference for children self-isolating is that there will not be the daily Google Meet reading sessions as the teachers will be in class and working to the normal school timetable. Work uploaded may look slightly different to those in class but the key knowledge will be the same. Children isolating may find that their learning is uploaded slightly later in the day but we will work hard to upload the work as soon as possible.