This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency to children and parents or carers about what to expect from remote education where national or local restrictions require entire cohorts to remain at home. This would now be an extremely exceptional circumstance, however it is important that we are prepared for this. 

How will my child be taught remotely?

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

• live teaching (online lessons) via Google Classroom;
• recorded teaching;
• 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 (such as Maths Whizz).
• long-term project work and/or internet research activities.

Will my child/ren be taught broadly the same curriculum as they would if they were in school?

We endeavour to teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school wherever possible and appropriate. However, adaptations in some subjects will need to be made due to practicalities (e.g. teaching Physical Education) resources (e.g. Science).

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 children may not have suitable online access at home. We take the following approaches to enable all pupils to access remote education:

• Organise the provision of a device, in keeping with a formal agreement made, to enable technology use in the home. 
• Provide printed materials focusing on the expected curriculum content. 
• Organise collection or delivery of printed materials as appropriate (following appropriate quarantining guidance). 

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 we will work with parents and carers to support those pupils in the following ways:

• Meeting online to consider adaptations to learning approaches.
• Providing parental / carer guidance and advice on curriculum next steps and practical approaches to delivery.
• Providing access to adapted provision.