I'm secondary, so I am going to be defensive here about what we are doing, but I completely agree that all schools should be providing more than just a few worksheets a week; that is ridiculous. All of my students have been provided for but it has taken a few weeks for it to evolve into something cohesive. By now, it should be a decent education. I know it isn't a replacement for classroom teaching, but we need something engaging, challenging and productive.
It has taken me a few weeks to be able to do lessons over Teams. First issue was technology. I don't have school providied tech as it doesn't work at home. My own laptop can't handle Teams and Powerpoint at the same time, so I've bought a new one which cost me £500; makes my whinging on over £150 on stationary pitiful now. My first session on Teams (for which I have had no training) was awful. students swearing at me, at each other, partially dressed and on their phone having a conversation. I'm sure one was stoned, but I can't prove it (we usually smell it on kids na dhave their parents in to collect them; Head of Sixth form is currently losing their mind over this issue). Thankfully this was recorded, so when I contacted home most were supportive, but one parent did tell me to fuck off becuase I can't tell them what to do in their own home.
So, after several issues we now have weekly 2 X 2 hour lessons for my A level Biology and A Level Chemistry, plus a detailed homework. We've have a few parents kick off that we aren't in school doing practicals for them, but I can't do anything about that. I can't be in a department on my own doing things like that, plus the department has been shut down; we aren't going to be in there for teaching as the fixed desks mean spacing is very difficult and they are over 30 years old so a nightmare to keep clean.
Rest of school; Y9 and Y10 are getting narrated Powerpoints, exam questions, worksheets and videos from Youtube. The overwhelming majority of our parents do not want a live lesson, so we have a timetable of when these resources are uploaded and staff are available to students at that time, unless we are in on rota (but even then I reply to emails as I can) This is happening in most departments and is doable; lots of our staff are young and have their own kids so a full day of 'live' literally can't happen, but they can fit their day around being available and working at night to plan and mark. We are providing 1 piece of feedback per student each week. I don't have Y7 and Y8, but they also have narrated work, are using things like Seneca and are doing Kahoot quizzes etc. They also get feedback ones a week.
I have friends working in private, and I know they are live teaching, but to much smaller numbers. One teacher friend was sent home with her shiny new laptop and a drawing tablet, another was given a visualiser to use as an extra camera so she could use a whiteboard, as well as her school laptop and iPad. We've had to adjust our teaching massively, and lot sof teahers are doing their best with very limited guidance. I would be livid if my DDs were getting what some of you describe, and I would be taking it up with the school immediately.