Pupils may need to learn remotely if they are sent home from school to self-isolate, or if there is a full lockdown. The following information is a brief summary of how your child will learn at home in the event of having to self-isolate. This information also applies to pupils who we know will be absent from school for a significant amount of time (i.e. time in hospital, medical issues).
When pupils are sent home to self-isolate, they will be provided with details of how they will be taught. The arrangements are different according to your child’s age.
In Reception, pupils will be doing a mixture of practical and screen time activities. The learning provided will give pupils the opportunity to develop their basic skills in all areas. Every day pupils will receive a maths session and a phonics session – there is a video for each ability level in phonics (these are readily available on the school website). We will regularly share stories that pupils are expected to listen to at different times in the day as they would do in class, as well as other additional creative activities.
Pupils in Year 1 through to Year 6 will be provided with specific information on WedDuc for them to complete. All pupils will have a personal reading book to continue reading at home. Please continue to listen to your child reading every day and encourage them to talk about their books. It is also important that children in Years 2 – 6 practice spellings, their times tables and learn by heart facts on a daily basis. The expectation is that pupils will start remote learning as soon as their period of self- isolation begins.
As far as possible, we expect that pupils will spend the same amount of time working on a remote education day as they would in school. This is because they will be following the usual school timetable for their lessons and completing independent learning / homework that arises from them.
Remote learning activities will be delivered using WeDuc to pupils. We will continue to use learning platforms including White Rose Maths, SumDog, Oak Academy and BBC materials.
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: