Remote Learning Guidance for Students

Student absence through illness

Should a student need to remain at home either due to prolonged illness, but are well enough to engage in learning, we would ask them to look at the following activities

• Sparxs for English and maths
• SENACA for other subjects

Key Stage 3

The Oak National Academy https://www.thenational.academy/ has a wide range of teacher-developed lessons and resources that your child can access which fit in seamlessly with the National Curriculum.  You can find a list of subjects and lessons available for KS3 at this link https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-3

Key Stage 4

The Oak National Academy https://www.thenational.academy/ has a wide range of teacher-developed lessons and resources that your child can access which fit in seamlessly with the National Curriculum.  You can find a list of subjects and lessons available for KS4 at this link https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-4

Complete course work and revision activities

School Closure

In the event of temporary closure, such as adverse weather conditions or on site hazards, staff will endeavor to provide online learning

• We will follow the usual timetable for all lessons
• Microsoft Teams will be our platform for remote education – you can find extensive guidance on this link  Office 365 / TEAMS on how to use this platform
• Teachers will record attendance for each session – this attendance data will be part of our feedback on student engagement – unexplained absence will be followed up by our attendance and pastoral teams as usual
• Lessons will follow the planned curriculum that would have been in place for the term.  The only time that staff might deviate from this is in consideration of the best use of time and materials that might lend themselves well to remote delivery – for example, lessons that do not rely on practical experiments or use of technology.  Shifting these plans to a more theory-based delivery will release classroom time for extended practical use once we return to school
• Lessons should be a mix of live content, individual tasks and provide an opportunity for feedback and assessment
• Teachers are encouraged to monitor email and Teams chat during the working day to be able to support students