Bournville Primary school is committed to providing remote education of the highest quality during periods when pupils cannot attend school.  

Remote education will be in line with what would be offered if pupils were attending face to face and follow the schools planned curriculum content.  

Activities will be set that are motivating and challenging and will support pupils progress to continue even when they cannot attend school.  

The remote platforms have been chosen to be able to offer education of a variety of formats.  

Remote Learning Plan Information for parents

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. For details of what to expect where individual pupils are self-isolating, please see the final section of this page.

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.

What should my child expect from immediate remote education in the first day or two of pupils being sent home?

If a class closes midway through the day, teachers will send pupils home with worksheets to last the rest of the day. Where possible teachers will aim to publish work on Seesaw by the end of the day. However the expectations will be that all classes are offering a full day of remote education by the following school day.

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. We have needed to make some adaptations in some subjects. For example, in subjects such as art and design, pupils may not have access to all the resources they would in school so teachers will adapt the lesson so that it can be accessed at home using resources that would be readily available. There will not be the same level of face to face and live teaching and lessons will be a mix of written instructions and pre-recorded sessions

How 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: Key Stage 1: 3 hours per day Key Stage 2: 4 hours per day 2

How will my child access remote education?

We use a number of platforms depending on the year group your child is in.

Seesaw – the main platform we use for remote education in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

Office 365 platform – this is for Key Stage 2 only

Tapestry – this is for nursery, pre-school and reception

Bug Club – this is a website where e-books can be accessed

Times Table Rock Stars – this is a website to help your child master remembering their times tables

Nearpod – this is a platform for secure live sessions

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. Over the last few months we have gathered information about which pupils need a device at home. Some of you will have already accessed a device from us during previous bubble closures. We will contact parents to arrange collection or delivery of devices. We will lend devices as requested. The school has a limited number of devices to lend but will accommodate as many requests for devices as possible. If parents have any further need for devices, they should contact school and let us know. If parents do not have access to the internet, we will attempt to provide routers where possible. Should parents wish to have paper copies of remote working resources, please contact school. Completed paper-based work can be dropped into the school office where it will be marked by their class teacher.

How will my child be taught remotely?

We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:

Tapestry – recorded lessons/activities (EYFS)

Recorded teaching on Seesaw (KS1 and KS2)

Printed paper packs produced by teachers (If requested by parents)

Power Maths textbooks(KS1 and KS2)

Bug Club and reading books pupils have at home (KS1 and KS2)  Live teaching (online lessons) using our Office 365 platform from early 2021 (KS2) What are your expectations for my child’s engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?

Pupils will be expected to access the remote learning platform daily.

We expect pupils to engage with the work set.

Pupils should work to the same standard that they would when in school. 

All learning will be led by the teachers in school, but we ask parents to support us by ensuring pupils are set up to access their learning.

Keeping your children in routines like getting up at the normal time, getting dressed and having meals at regular times will help children to be well placed to access their learning at home.

How will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns?

Class teachers, teaching assistants and the senior leadership team will check pupil engagement every day.  Where pupils are not accessing the remote learning, phone calls home will be made by class teachers and teaching assistants, in the first instance, to check if more support is required, e.g. codes, passwords and login details. The school texting service will also be used to communicate with parents. We use this to send codes, passwords and to send messages about remote learning. The senior leadership team will follow up on parents who do not answer the phone, texts or emails. If contact cannot be made, the school will post letters and knock on doors to find out why remote learning is not being accessed.

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 effective methods, amongst many others. Our approach to feeding back on pupil work is as follows:

Pupils can expect to have feedback from their class teacher and/or teaching assistant every day.

The class teacher and teaching assistant will provide a mixture of written and audio feedback.

The feedback will highlight what has gone well and the pupil’s next steps and/or areas for development. 

Other feedback may take the form of quizzes and questionnaires.

How 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 appropriate work will be set whether that is online or using paper copies/booklets.

Appropriate online sites, activities and concrete resources will be shared with families.

Regular contact sessions with support staff via Teams will take place where possible.

Regular contact with SENCO will take place when and where appropriate.

If your child is in EYFS, they will access remote learning through Tapestry. Nursery, Preschool and Reception class teachers will upload videos, activities and games, all linked to our current curriculum, for you and your child to access while at home. Parents and carers can communicate with the class teachers through Tapestry.

If your child is in KS1 (Y1 and Y2) they will access Seesaw for their remote learning. Class teachers will upload videos, activities and other learning games and activities all linked to our current curriculum.

If my child is not in school because they are self-isolating, how will their remote education differ from the approaches described above?

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.

If a pupil is self-isolating and is unwell they will not be expected to complete remote learning until they are fully recovered.

Self-isolating pupils will have access to Seesaw, Times Tables Rockstars and Bug Club.

Pupils will follow a similar curriculum to those children still in school.

Pupils will access recorded lessons such as phonics and spellings.

Pupils will receive written and audio feedback every day from either the remote learning teacher, class teacher or teaching assistant.

Safeguarding and remote education

Our safeguarding policy and procedures remain in place for pupils accessing remote learning safeguarding concerns are responded to following our safeguarding policies which can be found on the school website. If staff or parents have any safeguarding concerns these should be reported to a member of the safeguarding team following the schools safeguarding procedures. Throughout any period of remote education, safeguarding remains the highest of priorities for the school.

Seesaw

This is where we will provide activities for you to complete at home, together with providing the necessary support and guidance you may require.

You will all have been sent an activation email to get onto the Seesaw home learning site.  

https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

Use the Text code we have sent you to get onto your class Seesaw app.  here your teachers will be uploading work for you to do.  You can also upload completed work and photos of what you are up to at home.