Blended Learning

Our Remote Education Offer aims to:

• Ensure consistency in the approach to remote learning for all pupils (Inc. SEND) who aren’t in school through the use of quality online and offline resources and teaching videos.
• Provide clear expectations to members of the school community with regards to delivery of high quality interactive remote learning.
• Include continuous delivery of the school curriculum, as well as support of motivation, health and well-being and parent support.

• Support effective communication between the school and families and support attendance.

Who is this offer applicable to?

• A child is absent because they are displaying symptoms and are awaiting test results and the household is required to self-isolate. The rest of their school bubble are attending school and being taught as normal.
• A child is absent because they are required to self-isolate because a member of their household has tested positive. The rest of their school bubble are attending school and being taught as normal.
• A child’s whole bubble is not permitted to attend school because they, or another member of their bubble, have tested positive for Covid-19.

• A child is absent due to other Covid-19 related reasons e.g. are required to remain in quarantine after a trip abroad to a country which is NOT on the exempt list of countries or they are subject to shielding restrictions.

Content and Tools to Deliver This Remote Education Plan

Resources to deliver this Remote Education Plan include:

• Use of Recorded video and Live Events for start of day registration, instructional videos and assemblies
• Phone calls home
• Printed learning packs
• Physical materials such as story books and writing tools

• Use of Digital Content including; BBC Bitesize, Oak Academy, White Rose, Mathletics, Myon and YouTube

Home and School Partnership

• Rolleston Primary School is committed to working in close partnership with families and recognises each family is unique and because of this remote learning will look different for different families in order to suit their individual needs.
• Where possible, it is beneficial for young people to maintain a regular and familiar routine. Rolleston Primary School would recommend that each ‘school day’ maintains structure and will provide learning support for children working from home remotely.
• We would encourage parents to support their children’s work, including finding an appropriate place to work and, to the best of their ability, support pupils with work encouraging them to work with good levels of concentration.
• Every effort will be made by staff to ensure that work is set promptly. Should accessing work be an issue, parents should contact school promptly and alternative solutions may be available. These will be discussed on a case-by-case basis.

Digital Devices

• Where children are unable to access remote learning due to a lack of technology at home, Rolleston Primary School will do all it can to aid access via the loan of school laptops/tablets.  Where digital devices are made available on a loan basis it is expected that parents will sign and abide by the terms in the school’s digital device loan agreement.
• All children to sign an ‘Acceptable Use Policy’ at school which includes e-safety rules and this also applies when children are working on computers at home.

Safeguarding Considerations

When providing remote learning, teachers are responsible for the following;

Planning & Setting work:

• • Plan lessons that are relevant to the curriculum focus for that year group and endeavor to replicate this through video clips and tasks for home learners. This should be equivalent to the teaching time in school.
  • The work set should follow the usual timetable for the class had they been in school, wherever possible.
  • Teachers to set clear deadlines and expectations for work to be completed
  • Provide resources and activities to support pupil wellbeing whilst working from home e.g. wellbeing/check ins
  • At least one live lesson to be delivered per day.

Providing feedback on work:

• • Provide daily contact with pupils as and when needed between the hours of 9am and 3pm (except when teachers are undertaking PPA each week).
  • Individual submissions of work to be made via SeeSaw or email
  • Focus individual feedback on where there are clear misconceptions that need to be addressed by SeeSaw, feeding back upon work completed by the children.
  • At least one piece of work to be provided with individual feedback.
  • At least one live lesson to be delivered per day.

Keeping in touch with pupils & parents who aren’t in school:

• • If there is a concern around the level of engagement of a pupil/s parents should be contacted via phone to access whether school intervention can assist engagement.
  • To respond, within reason, promptly to requests for support from families at home. This should be done via email or by adding further video guidance for families. Staff and parents should communicate via the class teacher’s email address.
  • Any complaints or concerns shared by parents or pupils should be reported to a member of SLT– for any safeguarding concerns, refer immediately to the DSL

Pupil & Parent Expectations

Staff can expect pupils learning remotely to:

• Complete work to the deadline set by teachers
• Seek help if they need it, from teachers via forums/blogs or emails

• Alert teachers if they’re not able to complete work

Staff can expect parents with children learning remotely to:

• Contact the school if their child is sick or otherwise can’t complete work
• Seek help from the school if they need it

• Be respectful when making any complaints or concerns known to staff

Below is a breakdown of our Blended learning approach in various contingencies of closure or lockdown