[quote HamAndButterSandwich]@AlexaShutUp lol I don't think any private schools are doing a full hour of zoom lessons. They're doing it like a normal lesson (and as lots of state schools are doing too). They explain, have some discussion then the students go and do the set work with the teacher available on the google meet/zoom if the student has questions. Work is submitted they get detailed feedback.
The problems come with some of the students I'm teaching who haven't had any interaction with teachers except via email. They watch a video then they understand it or don't if they don't they can't do the work and that subject is just lost.[/quote]
Quite a lot of my lessons are full on live for the whole 45 minutes (reduced from 50 to give a 10 minute break between lessons).
Starter of 5 quick questions (2 on topic 3 recall)
Worth through the lesson, watch some videos, answer questions, annotate diagrams , use breakout rooms to have class discussions).
About a quarter, possibly less, are as you describe. Normally catch up time or practise a particular skill or online quiz so I can assess where they are.
As an aside there is nothing wrong with didactic teaching, it is a useful tool along with all the others. What ofsted is looking for and what is a good lesson is not always the same thing! I can recommend The Power of Explicit Teaching and Direct Instruction, if you are interested.