Remote Learning

The academy will endeavor to deliver the full curriculum to children, in line with what teaching would be in place should we be at the academy in person. Our curriculum offer will remain broad, balanced, and mirror the EYFS, KS1 and KS2 National Curriculum.

Whilst we will cover the subjects, there may be some adjustments that need to be made to the existing curriculum for more practical subjects (such as PE, Art, Design Tech and Music). These lessons may be taught individually or through a themed approach (e.g. World War 2) We thank you for your support and patience with this.

In the instance that children need to engage in remote learning, due to self-isolation, bubble closure or whole school closure, the academy will work hard to ensure that no child is left without work to do in the immediacy. Pupils will be able to log into and access Seesaw to access their lessons and work resources. Pupils will have access to teachers for support and guidance within the normal school day hours. Please see section 2 in accessing remote education below for questions about access at home.

The minimum amount of time remote education should be in practice for Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) is 3 hours per day. This may be less for younger children. For Key Stage 2 children (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6) this is increased to 4 hours per day. This includes pre-recorded lessons, the activities the pupils are set after these as well as other sessions such as times-tables practice and reading.

Pupils will be able to log into Seesaw to access their lessons and work resources. Please click here for details of how to do this. Additional online resources may be used such as Purple Mash, Sumdog, Oak Academy and Read Theory.

Where pupils do not have access to internet at home, we will be in contact to discuss the support available for either a place in the academy, support we can offer to provide internet access at home or paper-based resources.

We will do our very best to support any children without access to a device or internet at home with the support to rectify this. We are doing this through providing dongles and laptops or iPads. If we are unable to rectify this then a child without internet or device access is able to attend our on-site provision, in line with the government guidance.

For students with no online access, paper-based work is set in line with the usual curriculum, which is accessed by contacting the academy office or your child’s class teacher through Seesaw, after which a pack will be made available for you to collect from the office. These packs can be returned to the school for marking when they return to the academy in a safe environment for all.

We will use a variety of approaches to teach pupils remotely, best suited to circumstances, topic and age. Daily recorded lessons will be set on Seesaw with activities that allow children to demonstrate their learning. Additional learning will take place using Purple Mash and other online educational resources. These activities will provide opportunities for teachers to check in with pupils on a daily basis.  

We expect every student to engage in lessons as they would in the classroom, and similarly our staff will be checking student understanding in the same manner as well. This could take the form of marking/assessment of activities in Seesaw, online quizzes or work returned by email or other apps.

Student behaviour practices are expected to be in line with those within the academy, and additional rules will be in place for things such as class conversations through Seesaw and Purple Mash.

We know that strong parental engagement is important to make this successful, and therefore endeavour to communicate regularly with you around how the remote learning is going. We will be there to offer support on how to access the information remotely around resources, lessons and your child’s attendance, behaviour and engagement.

We ask that you support your child by creating a quiet place for them to access lessons at home, and do not record any lessons for your own use due to GDPR and data protection.

We will be checking in with children via Seesaw to ensure we have a good overview of their understanding and engagement. Seesaw activities, online quizzing and assessment tools will also help us to see how many children are actively engaging in lessons, and as always, we will be monitoring attendance.

If there are any concerns, we will ensure we are in contact with you as parents and carers by telephone, messages via Seesaw and home visits where necessary.

We will be assessing your child’s progress through work submitted daily via Seesaw activities and other educational platforms such as Purple Mash and Read Theory.  Activities set using Seesaw will be marked using the schools marking policy where appropiate.  This will include marking in pink and green which the children are familiar with.  Where necessary additional verbal feedback will be given via Seesaw to individual pupils. Children will then be able to respond to their teachers marking in the same way they would at school, addressing any misconceptions and mistakes.  This will help us identify needs of the individual or needs of the class quickly and effectively.

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:

• Differentiated work via Seesaw and Purple Mash
• Paper packs to supplement learning where required
• Practical resources to support learning where required
• Individual support phone calls and check-ins from school staff
• School places offered to pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans
• If pupils with SEND are experiencing difficulties with home learning, please do not hesitate to contact the school Senco for further advice and support  (email: info@oasisharpurmount.org)

The provision for self-isolating pupils may differ in approach, but not in curriculum content.  Activities will be set regularly using Seesaw and Purple Mash in line with the curriculum being taught in school.  Additional educational web sites such as Oak Academy, Sumdog and Read Theory may also be used.  In addition to this, work packs will be available to collect from the school office.