Remote learning

Day 1 – In the event that your child is required to self-isolate or in the event of local and/or National Lockdown, your child will be directed to Oak National Academy for online learning materials for the first day.  In addition, your child will be encouraged to read at home, access Accelerated Reader and Times Tables Rock Stars depending on the age of your child.  Parents/carers will also be invited to collect learning materials from the school at an appropriate and scheduled time.

Day 2 – All lessons are available via Google Classroom. All English and Maths lessons are video recorded, PSHE and registration sessions are ‘live’ and some foundation subjects are also narrated. Parents/Carers and children should also expect weekly assemblies, Music and PE lessons and where appropriate, engage in online interventions.

Our online remote offer closely aligns to our usual school day.

At Burford School, 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, PE, Music, Art and DT may differ as we are mindful of children having access to certain materials and space at home.

Children in Years 1 – 6 will be invited to their online Google Classroom. Guidance on how to use Google Classroom is available on our school website.

Parents/carers of children in EYFS will continue to use Tapestry.

If children do not access to a device, parents and carers are invited to contact the school office on 01628 486 655, or alternatively email: office@burfordschool.co.uk to arrange loaning a device from Burford School.  Also, please contact the school if you are experiencing trouble accessing the Internet, we may be able to help you.

In the event that children do not have access to the internet, printed materials can be organised. If this is the case, please call the school office so that this can be arranged.

• live PSHE lessons once a week
• recorded teaching for all core subjects and some foundation subjects
• printed paper packs produced by teachers (if necessary upon request)
• textbooks and reading books pupils have at home
• commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences such as Accelerated Reader, Floppy’s Phonics and Times Table Rock Stars

Expectations for pupils’ engagement with remote education:

• All children are expected to attend the live morning registration whereby their class teacher will outline the learning for the day
• All children are expected to engage with the online learning and ‘turn in’ their work for feedback. Feedback on the work submitted online or via paper will be given to children each week either via Google Classroom, or by phone.
• All children are expected to adhere to Burford’s Behaviour Policy and Burford Values during live sessions.

Expectations of parental support:

• Parents will support the learning routines as outlined by Burford School
• Parents will ensure that their children are safe when working online and complete learning tasks in a shared area of the home where possible
• Parents will help their child with their learning tasks and inform the school if their child is struggling.

A member of staff will be checking on a daily basis on the work that is submitted.  If there are concerns about the work produced or lack of engagement, the class teacher will contact the parents.

If children are ‘absent’ from the online registrations, the class teacher will report this to the school office where they will contact the parents/carers.

The Headteacher and Deputy also monitor pupil engagement and will intervene if necessary.

• All work submitted electronically will be acknowledged via Google Classroom or Tapestry.  It is expected that staff will quality mark once a week in reading, writing and maths to ensure that pupils’ learning is developed and ‘moved on’.

• Depending on the work returned, a class teacher may address common misconceptions in the form of the next lesson’s video.

• Voice recordings providing feedback may be given to pupils.

• Electronic feedback via Google quizzes may also be appropriate in some instances.

All children with an Educational Health Care Plans (EHCPs) are strongly advised to attend school.  Where this is not possible, work available online is differentiated and reasonable efforts will be made to provide online interventions.

If parents/carers who have children with SEND and are struggling to support their child/ren at home, they are encouraged to contact Burford’s SENDCo, Tracey Marshall, to discuss these concerns further.  Please either call the school office or email Mrs Marshall at: tmarshall@burfordschool.co.uk.

The approaches as described in the document remain the same for children who are self-isolating at home with the exception of:

• Live registrations
• Live PSHE lessons
• Online intervention videos (where appropriate)