Remote Learning

Remote education provision: 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

At Tweendykes all of our pupils have EHC plans and as such we believe that their educational provision is best catered for in school. Where this is not the case we complete an EHC risk assessment and also liaise with other professionals involved in the child's EHC e.g. speech and language therapy, physiotherapy to provide a remote curriculum at home.

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

At Tweendykes we have a three-tiered approach to home learning depending on how long pupils will be remote learning for. In the first instance, pupils at Tweendykes will have access to a whole school offer and a basic offer that is personalised to each class. Both of these offers can be found on the school website and will be updated with new material regularly.

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?

At Tweendykes our enhanced remote learning offer will wherever possible and appropriate mirror the same curriculum as if they were at school. However, we recognise that in some cases this might not be possible and so we will work with each family to personalise this offer.

Remote teaching and study time each day

How long can I expect work set by the school to take my child each day?

Our enhanced home learning offer at Tweendykes is a personalised offer. Expectation of how long we expect your child to work each day will vary from one pupil to another.

Accessing remote education

How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?

Online learning materials can be found on our school website: https://www.tweendykes.co.uk/home-learning

We have three areas:

W h o l e S c h o o l A c t i v i t i e s

Here you will find our whole school learning challenges, links to learning websites and music videos. These are for everyone to access.

B a s i c O f f e r

Here you will find a link to each class’s current English story and a range of activities based around each book. These can be used as extra activities at home or if your child is self-isolating

E n h a n c e d O f f e r

Here you will find links to work provided by teachers if their class is self-isolating and off school.

Teachers will arrange and direct parents/carers to any other online learning resources if appropriate.

If my child does not have digital or online access at home, how will you support them to access remote education?

At Tweendykes we have a three-tiered approach to home learning depending on how long pupils will be learning at home for. All three tiers can be sent home in paper form if required.

How will my child be taught remotely?

At Tweendykes we recognise that our pupils engage and learn best via different learning approaches. Our whole school and basic school offer will therefore include a range of remote teaching approaches:

live teaching (online lessons)
recorded teaching (video/audio recordings made by teachers)
theme activities and challenges
commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects
Our enhanced more personalised offer will include more of the above, if considered appropriate as well as;
Printed paper/sensory packs produced by teachers that mirrors the learning happening in school.
**In exceptional circumstances home learning will be delivered face-to-face, in the home

Engagement and feedback

What are your expectations for my child’s engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?

We recognise that our pupils, 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 each individual family to create an enhanced remote learning offer that will work for your family.

Staff are mindful of this when creating tasks and activities for home, especially those on each pupil’s IEP. They will try to make these activities practical, easy for parents and carers to set up at home and with resources that will be readily available.

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

Teachers will make regular contact with parents/carers through routine welfare calls, during this call engagement with work will be checked and parents will be given the opportunity to discuss any concerns they have.

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

At Tweendykes the methods will use to assess pupils’ work and how often pupils will receive feedback on their work will depend entirely on the pupil and what is appropriate for them. This will be agreed between yourself and your child’s teacher.

Additional support for pupils with particular needs

How will you work with me to help my child who needs additional support from adults at home to access remote education?

Remote education for self-isolating pupils

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