Bell Lane Primary School Remote education provision: information for parents 2021

Bell Lane Primary School
Remote education provision:
  information for parents
           2021

This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency to pupils and parents or carers about
what to expect from remote education if local restrictions require entire cohorts (or bubbles) to remain
at home.
At Bell Lane Primary School we will:

      ●   teach a planned and well-sequenced curriculum so that knowledge and skills are built
          incrementally, with a good level of clarity about what is intended to be taught and
          practised in each subject
      ●   use a curriculum sequence that allows access to high-quality online and offline resources
          and teaching videos and that is linked to the school’s curriculum expectations
      ●   give access to high quality remote education resources
      ●   select the online tools that will be consistently used across the school in order to allow
          interaction, assessment and feedback and make sure staff are trained in their use
      ●   provide printed resources, such as textbooks and workbooks, for pupils who do not have
          suitable online access
      ●   recognise that younger pupils and some pupils with SEND may not be able to access remote
          education without adult support and so teachers and learning partners will work with families
          to deliver a broad and ambitious curriculum - for pupils with SEND, their teachers are best
          placed to know how to meet their needs
      ●   set assignments so that pupils have meaningful and ambitious work each day in a number of
          different subjects
      ●   set work that is of equivalent length to the core teaching pupils would receive in school, and
          as a minimum:
                 ○ primary: 3 hours a day, on average, across the school cohort
                 ○ provide frequent, clear explanations of new content, delivered by a teacher or
                     through high-quality curriculum resources or videos
      ●   have systems for checking, daily, whether pupils are engaging with their work, and inform
          parents immediately where engagement is a concern
      ●   gauge how well pupils are progressing through the curriculum using questions and other
          suitable tasks, and provide feedback daily, using digitally facilitated or whole-class
          feedback where appropriate
      ●   enable teachers to adjust the pace or difficulty of what is being taught in response to
          questions or assessments, including, where necessary, revising material or simplifying
          explanations to ensure pupils’ understanding

The remote curriculum: what is taught to pupils 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.

Remote Education provision- Tiers

Your child will be sent home with a home learning book and a pencil if the bubble is closed during
school hours.
As we have been using Google Classroom for a term now, we will start online learning immediately.
The first day will be used to ensure all children are able to get onto Google Classroom and Google
Meet lessons, thereafter the children will have a timetable of lessons to attend following the Medium
Term Curriculum Plan. Your child will be taught the same curriculum as they would if they were in
school.

Timetable for Google Meet Lessons - Whole School Closure

Timetable for Google Meet Lessons - One Bubble Closure and Two Bubble Closure

Timetable for Google Meet Lessons - Three Bubble Closure and Four Bubble Closure

Google Meet Lesson Structure

Accessing remote education

Remote Learning Platforms

At Bell Lane Primary School we use Google Classroom to deliver high quality lessons matched to our
curriculum. The school will also use a combination of different teaching methods during remote
learning to help explain concepts and address misconceptions easily. For the purpose of providing
remote learning, the school may make use of:

  ● Google classroom
  ● Google Meet
  ● Class Dojo
  ● The School website
  ● Purple Mash
  ● Mathletics
  ● Oxford Reading Tree
  ● Times Tables Rockstars
  ● Educational websites (E.g. Oak Academy, White Rose Hub, BBC Bitesize)
  ● Pre-recorded video or audio lessons
  ● PPTs with/without teacher narration
  ● Work Booklets or purchased work books

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:
  ● a home learning book and resources will be provided
  ● home learning tasks set by the teacher will be provided weekly for you to collect from the school
    office
  ● laptops or tablets will be provided where possible

Engagement and feedback

We expect pupils to be present for remote learning by 8.30 am and cease their remote learning at
3:00pm from Monday to Thursday and 08:30-12:00 on Friday, with the exception of breaks and
lunchtimes.

An attendance register will be taken at the start of each online teaching session. The teacher and
school will monitor absence and lateness in line with the Attendance Policy. Our aim is to get 100%
attendance for each session.

Parents will need to inform their child’s teacher no later than 8:30am if their child is unwell via class
dojo or via Google Classroom.
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:

   ●   Completed pupil work to be placed on Google classroom.
   ●   Marking and feedback of English and maths daily. Foundation work to be assessed on a
       weekly basis.

Provision for pupils who need additional support

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:
   ●   Small group or 1:1 google meet sessions with the teacher or learning partner
   ●   Differentiated work set that meets the needs of the child
   ●   Welfare check ins with the family

Remote education for self-isolating pupils

Where 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.

Individual pupils will receive learning in the following ways:

   ●   Home learning book and resources will be made available from the school office.
   ●   The school will use Oak Academy Resources, Classroom Secrets and White Rose Resources for
       the child to continue with their education.
   ●   Communication with the child’s parent and carer (via email or phone call) will outline the
       learning journey.