Remote Learning

Aims

The information below aims to:

• Provide parents/carers with a clear understanding of Charnwood which will be used for remote learning:
• Set out clear expectations for all members of the school community with regards to remote learning.
• Provide appropriate guidelines for data protection.

1. Levels of remote learning

As a school, we are mindful that there will be different levels of remote learning required during the academic year. Some of these include (in no particular order):

1. A child or a small group of children test positive and are advised by the Government helpline to isolate.
2. A child has been on holiday and on return needs to quarantine (Government led).
3. The school is closed due to extreme weather.
4. The school is closed for an emergency reason.

2. The Online Learning Platform

• We will be using Class Dojo™ for our online learning platform and for teacher communication.
• Class Dojo™ will be used to return and share images of learning to class teachers through child portfolios.

3. Types of Learning

• TT Rockstars
• Accelerated Reader Quizzes
• Oak Academy Lessons
• Phonics Bug
• Nessy
• Sent home work sheets and activities
• Work books
• Menu of activities

Well-being phone call

At certain times a member of staff may contact parents and carers during periods of remote learning. This may be discuss learning, check on wellbeing or offer support.

• The well-being phone call will last no longer than 5 minutes.
• For safeguarding reasons, the phone call may come from an unknown number if the teacher is not in school.
• When a teacher makes a call, they will log that the call has been made on Insight Tracking along with any key information for school records.

10. How parents/carers can contact class teachers about remote learning

• Parents/carers can contact their child’s class teacher about remote learning via Class Dojo™. A response to this remote learning query will be given within 24 hours.
• On snow days teachers will share the hours they will actively be online to support learning. This will mean they will be available through Class Dojo messages or may create a Teams link for people to join.
• All other queries about your child, whether or not they are in school, should be made using the office@ or admin@ address as usual.

11. Curriculum Content

• We teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school wherever possible and appropriate.
• We may change the topics around to enable topics needing less equipment (like plants in science) to be taught via remote learning and save topics that need specific equipment (like electricity in science) to be taught within school.
• We have needed to make some adaptations in some subjects. For example, lessons that are taught by external staff for example clarinet/recorder lessons will be taught remotely.
• The long term plan will be taught during the course of the school year.

12. Remote teaching and study time each day

• For Snow Days we recommend children complete a selection of the suggested learning of around 2 hours.
• For longer term closures we expect that remote education (including remote teaching and independent work) will take pupils broadly the following number of hours each day.

15. Engagement expectations

Expectations for engagement and the support parents and carers should provide at home.

• Pupils to know what work is available to them.
• Parents to ensure they engage with learning.

16. What will happen if there is no engagement with remote learning?

When school is closed for more than 1 day.

• Daily checking of engagement  with weekly welfare calls as required
• where engagement is a concern school will call the parents/carers

17. Support for pupils who have additional needs

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:

• Contact from Mrs Stafford (Inclusion Lead) to discuss additional support required
• Regular contact from Mrs Stafford to provide additional tailored resources as required
• Bespoke learning for child from class teachers
• Access to work from other year groups (via Mrs Stafford)

18. Data Protection

• Any uploaded work, communication and feedback will be via each child’s individual profile and only the school teachers and support staff will be able to view this.
• If a teacher wishes to share work on a Class wall to be viewed by others they will check that consent has been given before posting.
• Any other forms of communication will be via the school phone or office@ /admin@ email.