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To expect homework and revision to be put on Teams?

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Riversideandrelax · 25/06/2024 14:34

At my DD's school they use Teams but also have a paper planner.

Some teachers put all homework/revision on Teams whether it is online homework or real life work. (Some go above and beyond and give summaries of the lesson's learning!) Some put the instructions for the homework on Teams but don't add the worksheet or whatever you need to complete it. Some just don't put it on at all.

My DD is in Y7 and has autism. She is immature for her age and has a lot of executive functioning issues and motor skill issues affecting her writing.She does her best with her homework but I keep an eye on Teams to make sure she completes homework/revision. The problem is in class sometimes she doesn't get all the homework written down due to her motor skills. She also sometimes misses school and then does not know about the homework or test.

Wouldn't it just be better to put it all on Teams then everyone knows? And include the resources so if someone wasn't in class they can still complete the homework. Surely in this day and age that's not too much to ask?

It would make such a difference for my DD.

I like to hear opinions as to if I am unreasonable before talking to the school.

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Riversideandrelax · 25/06/2024 15:02

TeenDivided · 25/06/2024 14:41

I see your point.

However my SEN DD finds things on teams pretty stressful, so would also need it properly explained in class and worksheets given out.

(When she was in secondary some teachers would check she had written down complicated h/w correctly)

If it's on Teams I can explain it and print worksheets or whatever. I don't mean it shouldn't be explained in class and worksheets handed out but on Teams for those it is helpful for.

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Riversideandrelax · 25/06/2024 14:59

Hankunamatata · 25/06/2024 14:40

Tell dd to use her mobile to make voice notes or take photo of friends diary. We di this with both dc who have sen as have similar issue with school

They aren't allowed mobiles at school. Also that doesn't help if she wasn't in class.

When I say she misses school, sometimes she's not in but sometimes she's in the learning support centre or with her learning mentor.

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Pomegranatecarnage · 25/06/2024 14:55

Does your child have a TA in the class? Or a friend who could help her to record it? As a teacher I would struggle to put everything on Teams. I have 18 classes so the workload on top of everything else would just be too much.

FawnFrenchieMum · 25/06/2024 14:47

I think YABU to ask for everything on teams, YANBU to ask for support to be put in place to ensure your child has accessible homework. You need to discuss with school how the teacher ensures your SEND child has recorded it properly.

notnowmarmaduke · 25/06/2024 14:44

well, if I get to school as the school opens and stay until physically thrown out at night, and don't have a chance to put everything onto teams that people want on teams, then it doesn't go on teams.

it can take 10 minutes to put something on teams

You might have 10 things people want on teams every day.

teams isn't very reliable anyway, particularly right now as it is mid upgrade. you can spend an hour putting things on teams and it doesn't save

And the other objection I have to putting things on teams is that a large proportion of children immediately switch off in the classroom if they hear something is going on teams, because they kid themselves they will look later.

TeenDivided · 25/06/2024 14:41

I see your point.

However my SEN DD finds things on teams pretty stressful, so would also need it properly explained in class and worksheets given out.

(When she was in secondary some teachers would check she had written down complicated h/w correctly)

Hankunamatata · 25/06/2024 14:40

Tell dd to use her mobile to make voice notes or take photo of friends diary. We di this with both dc who have sen as have similar issue with school