The remote curriculum: what is taught to pupils at home



The remote curriculum: what is taught to pupils at homeA 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 on the first day or two of pupils being sent home?Children will be able to access self-directed online learning on the same day they are sent home (day 1) through our main school online tools e.g. Reading Eggs (Reception – Year 6), Mathseed (Reception –Yea r2), My maths (Y3-6) Times Table Rockstars (Y3-6), Collins Connect Online Library and Oxford Owl Online Library. Further resources are signposted on the school website. We would encourage all children to read widely, real books if you have them available, but if not, there is a vast amount of choice in the above online libraries.This will be outlined in a day 1 letter via Parentmail. A letter will then be shared on day 2 explaining that children will then be able to access online learning on either Tapestry (Nursery and Reception), Seesaw (Year 1-4) or through Google Classroom (Year 5 and 6) by the latest day 3. Work will be made available daily following a suggested timetable. Parents will be asked to complete a survey checking the access they have to devices and the internet at home. Children will be invited to a live check in (or a phone call) with a member of staff in their team at least once during the first week. 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 wherever possible and appropriate. However, we have needed to make some adaptations in some subjects. For example, some subjects that require a certain amount of resources, such as Design and Technology or Art may have different topics using resources that can be found at home. In PE, we have had to think about how we can get children to participate in this safely whilst being at home so we use resources such as the daily live workouts by Joe Wicks and Youtube videos for Yoga/Dance. We also have family access to Real PE website in which families can login to a platform and be active, play and learn together. We have also increased the number of e-safety lessons taught as the children are spending longer online at the moment. Remote teaching and study time each dayHow 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:Nursery Approx 2 hours of learning a day1x morning welcome video and talking through the learning of the day1x 10 minute storytelling session (including links to collective worship)X3 cross curricular subjects shared per day including 1 phonics2-3x 30 minute live check ins (per week) based on PSHE/Communication and Language.Reception Approx 2-3 hours learning a day1x morning welcome video and talking through the learning of the day1x 20-30 minute live check in (register, PSHE/Communication and Language based 1x 10 minute storytelling session (including links to collective worship)x4 cross curricular learning activities In additionDaily Reading Eggs lessonsWeekly guided reading set on Reading eggsExtra challenges for phonics Maths seed acitivitesLoom lessons provided to support learning as neededYears 1-2Approx 3 hours of learning a day. 1x 30 min live check in (Register and talk through the days learning)4 x 30 min independent lessonsWe will also share collective worship for children to join in with, and some suggested physical activities.Staff will also offer an extra zoom session in the afternoon, for anyone who has ‘wobbled’ with their learning to get some extra help. This is called ‘wobble hour’.Staff will invite every child to a ‘zoom group reading session’ once a week (guided reading).Years 3-4Approx 4 hours of learning a day.1x 30 min live check in (Register and talk through the days learning)4 x 45 min independent lessons We will also share collective worship for children to join in with and physical activities.Staff will also offer an extra zoom session in the afternoon, for anyone who has ‘wobbled’ with their learning to get some extra help. This is called ‘wobble hour’.Years 5-6Approx 4 hours of learning a day. At least 1 live lesson over the day (usually first thing) x 45mins3 x 45/60 min lessonsWe will also share collective worship for children to join in with and physical activities.Staff will offer sessions during the day to catch up with anyone who needs some extra support with their learning.Accessing remote educationHow will my child access any online remote education you are providing?Children who are in Nursery and Reception will access their learning through Tapestry. All parents have login details to access their child’s accounts. Children in Year 1-4 use Seesaw for Schools and can access using a class learning code or link. Children can ‘add response’ to the work set, they can either scribe directly onto the documents, they can add a text box and type, they can write on paper and upload a photo of it, send a video or they can simply record their voice and send a voice note with a verbal response.Parents can also view posts and add likes and comments. Children in Year 5-6 use Google Classroom. All pupils have a login with a username and password. They are all enrolled into their virtual classroom and can access this with their classroom code. All assignments and live lessons can be accessed via the stream in the classroom. Parents can ask for passwords through the class teachers or can reset passwords by emailing: eyfsreset@cheetham.manchester.sch.ukorresetks1@cheetham.manchester.sch.uk orresetks2@cheetham.manchester.sch.uk We also use the following online tools/ digital platforms: Purple Mash TTRockstars Reading Eggs Bedrock Learning (Year 5/6)Mathseeds (Reception, Y1 and 2)My Maths Charanga 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 make daily phone calls to those families where children are not engaging in their learning. If there is an issue with devices, families are asked to email admin@cheetham.manchester.sch.uk and we have a range of devices to lend out, arranged on a case by case basis. Where families are struggling with internet connections, we have SIM cards to support them with access. As well as this we can explore other options such as offering wi-fi codes for BT Hotspots or adding data to mobile phone contracts. If children cannot access any of the above, paper packs can be delivered as a last resort. Staff communicate with parents regularly to support with ICT issues, talking them through how to log in etc and offer appropriate support. How will my child be taught remotely?We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:A daily live check-in for all pupils from Reception to Year 4 with the class teacher. Nursery have 2 per weekCarry out live lessons for at least 1 session per day in Year 5 and 6.Live support sessions for optional access to address misconceptions.Presentations with the teacher’s voice recorded over the top to model or talk through explanations.Slides with tasks for children to complete, shared through all platforms.Links to other websites and teaching materials such as White Rose Maths or Purple Mash for the Computing Curriculum. Commercially available websites, videos or resources may be shared.Access to reading materials through Oxford Owl, Collins Connect etc.Upload links onto Seesaw and Google Classroom of recorded teaching videos e.g. Oak National Academy Lessons, BBC bitesize or video/audio recordings made by staff in school.Printed paper work produced by teachers in some specific circumstances. Engagement and feedbackWhat are your expectations for my child’s engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?We expect all children to attend the live lessons or check-ins and complete the follow up work set in Tapestry, Seesaw or Google Classroom. This is monitored on a daily basis with phone calls home made / individual messages sent on the platform or on Parentmail to those families where children have not attended/uploaded work. Children accessing Tapestry are expected to log in daily so that the teacher can see if parents have accessed the learning. Children who are accessing Seesaw are expected to join their live check in daily and to add a response to the work set for their teachers to give them feedback on.Children who are accessing Google Classrooms are expected to ‘turn in’ their tasks once completed for the teacher to mark and return. A timetable is shared with pupils on a daily basis and an example of this can be seen on the school website. This should help to better structure the day and provide a simple routine. We expect parents to provide a supportive environment for the children to complete this learning and to communicate with their class teacher if they have any concerns via the comments sections of the platforms or by emailing admin@cheetham.manchester.sch.ukHow will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns?A register is taken by the class teacher daily to monitor the engagement of each child with their online learning. If a child has not attended a live lesson/check in, their parents are phoned to remind them to be online for the next session of the day. If engagement continues to be low, the following action is taken: Text message sent home, supportive call from class teacher to identify and address any barriers to access, call from a member of SLT to discuss parent support and directly speak to the child or home visit to provide support and encouragement.How will you assess my child’s work and progress?Feedback can take many forms and may not always mean extensive written comments for individual children. For example, whole-class feedback or quizzes marked automatically via digital platforms are also valid and effective methods, amongst many others. Our approach to feeding back on pupil work is as follows:Feedback will be given in a variety of ways to the children: Some work will have written comments on their google docs or comments on Tapestry and Seesaw posts.Teachers may respond to work and send it back to a child to edit or improve. Whole class feedback given in slides, streams or videos in the following lessons, drawing out positives and areas to improve for the whole class. Wherever possible, quizzes are used which give the children an immediate score as feedback such as Google Forms. Individual pieces of work will be acknowledged and looked at during school hours. Work and comments submitted later will not be looked at until the following day.Verbal feedback will be given during live lessons or during wobble time. Additional support for pupils with particular needsHow 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:If your child has an EHCP and receives 1 to 1 support and they are isolating, a more bespoke programme of support will be set up. This will include Live lessons/check ins with your child’s 1:1 support on a daily basis. The SENCO will also check in with you on a weekly basis via a phone call. The children will usually be expected to still complete the learning set on their learning platform as the work set will be bespoke for their needs. However, if your child is struggling with the online support a personalised approach is needed a home learning pack and resources can be sent home. Some of the interventions that took place in school will be expected to continue in particular speech and language sessions and these will be carried out by the 1 to 1 support or our speech and language therapy teaching assistant via Zooms. Remote education for self-isolating pupilsWhere individual pupils need to self-isolate but the majority of their peer group remains in school, how remote education is provided will likely differ from the approach for whole groups. This is due to the challenges of teaching pupils both at home and in school.If my child is not in school because they are self-isolating, how will their remote education differ from the approaches described above? If an individual child is having to isolate, communication will be made with the parents to ensure they can access online learning via Parentmail. The teacher will ensure that learning at home will be as close to the learning taking place in school. This will ensure that children are being taught a well-sequenced curriculum with meaningful and ambitious work. Staff will have at least one interaction with these children online each day, with the awareness that they will be teaching the rest of the class face to face during the day. The children will be able to access tasks on their online platform and class powerpoints/slides will be adapted for home use. We will continue with check ins and phone calls home, even after children are engaged in learning. Feedback will be provided at the end of the school day. ................
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