Remote education provision: information for parents

On the first day please access the class pages of the school website for Yealm to find online materials to support home learning. For Year 2-6 they should login to their Google Account to find the work set (please contact us if your child has forgotten their login). We will prepare workbooks and any additional resources your child will need to be sent home.  

• 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 aspects of PE, music, science, D+T and art that may need resources which children won’t have at home will be adapted to be accessible for all.

For children in EYFS and YR 1 we use a mixture of Tapestry and zoom to access remote education.

From Year 2 and above we use Google Classrooms to facilitate the online learning.

We will provide a device for any family who does not have a device, with priority going to disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs. Wherever possible we aim to provide one device per child.

For pupils without internet access we will support them using the DfE schemes to receive additional mobile internet access or wireless internet.

Where this is not possible then paper copies of work can be provided.  

• Live class and group sessions with the teachers to provide feedback, share stories, answer questions and check on wellbeing.
• National recorded teaching (e.g. Oak National Academy lessons)
• Pre-recorded video/audio recordings made by teachers-daily.
• Live phonics, reading and intervention groups for EYFS and pupils with additional learning needs.
• Printed paper packs produced by teachers (e.g. workbooks, worksheets)
• Textbooks and reading books pupils have at home
• Commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences
• Long-term project work and/or internet research activities.

We expect parents/carers to support their child to engage with the daily activities as much as possible. Liaising with the class teacher if this needs adapting or changing for their child. We expect parents to supervise their child to ensure they are using the devices and materials safely and behaving appropriately during live meetings. We ask that parents help their child to send any work that requires feedback and to engage in regular contact with their child’s teacher. We aim to make the majority of the work at the right level so that children can access it independently.

After the first week of online learning we expect children to start submitting work regularly to their teacher. We highlight on the timetables which piece of work the teacher would like to see each day.  Families can choose to send additional work for teacher feedback. Feedback will be given online via Tapestry/Google Classrooms/Seesaw. Teachers will only give feedback on work that requires a comment, we will not comment on every piece of work completed- in a similar way to how we mark in school. Group/individual feedback sessions will be given each week and parents will be contacted if we have any concerns. 

Whole class or group feedback will be given at least once a week, for most

classes this will be daily during group meets. For some work children will be able

to mark their own work. Work uploaded to Seesaw/Tapestry/Google Classroom

will be commented on where appropriate and families can request additional

feedback if needed.

In this section, please set out briefly:

• how you work with families to deliver remote education for pupils with SEND

• For children with EHCP plans they will always be encouraged to be in school full time. If they cannot and this plan included  1:1 support in school these adults will deliver live learning sessions daily including ongoing  interventions and a range of home learning activities that are tailored to their needs and targets.  
• For pupils with additional needs their interventions will be run online wherever possible. Teachers will support parents to adapt the home learning offer to meet their needs and explain expectations for that child. TAs will be used to provide the online interventions when they are available.  

• if you teach primary school-aged pupils, how you work with families to deliver remote education for younger pupils, for example those in reception and year 1

• Live phonics lessons are used so the structure of the lesson is familiar to the child. Group sessions also take place for reading and story time.
• Teacher’s use pre-recorded lessons with sheets and activities that the children can access. and support parents when needed.
• Non computer based play and active options are also given to encourage learning through play and healthy lifestyles.

If school is open to all children and your child is self-isolating then the work will be set through the class pages on the school website. The class teacher will make daily contact with you via Tapestry (EYFS/1) or Seesaw (Yr2-6) and will ring you during the week to see how you are getting on. The work set will match the objectives covered in school and the work set in school will be adapted to make it accessible for you at home it may include online materials such a Oak Academy/BBC Bitesize lessons and White Rose Maths videos and worksheets. You can send work in to receive feedback from your teachers.