Anyone else have primary aged DC whose school is providing nothing for home schooling?

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We have been given a couple of links to websites but nothing at all more than that. It is so difficult to know how to teach my DC as things have changed so much since I was at school. Certain subjects are easy to find resources for, but for others it's a struggle to know what is best to use and what I need yo focus on. I realise it is difficult for teachers at the moment but the decision seems to have been made not to provide any support to parents and that means the children suffer. Is this a common situation? I'm hoping that if they aren't going back until September at some point the school will start providing more guidance.

The national curriculum is online, you can start there to see what to teach. Searching twinkl for the right key stage will also keep you going for several weeks!

I don’t think it is difficult for all teachers. My teacher brother has confirmed to me today that he is “putting his feet up”... on a full salary. He says that he is lesson planning for next year and answering some emails. The provision in state schools seems to be variable. A number of parents that I know are receiving very little. My DC’s are in a private school and are receiving a lot, too much to be honest. However, their teachers are working very, very hard.

These 2 weeks were not planned for. It will likely be much better after Easter.

I'm a teacher, albeit secondary, and we literally put together emergency work for the students to work on at home.

However, I haven't experienced this "feet up" experience that a PP has mentioned. I'm creating distance learning resources for after Easter, taking courses in remote learning software so we can work on ways to teach remotely, responding to emails from frantic kids, and looking after my own 2! (2 and 7).

I researched the curriculum and created my own schemes of work for the subjects. I know lots of great apps and websites if you need some help!

I'm surprised that not much to go on and perhaps you will find more comes out next week. I'm finding my child's daily lessons quite excessive really (especially as I'm also trying to set and mark my own). What I could really have used for a week to upskill (sorry) myself regarding the computer system we use, which is not one we use on a day to day basis so there's a lot to learn.

We haven’t had much yet but the school has said to use this week to ‘connect’ with our children and reassure them. They’ll then start sending out work after Easter. Seems reasonable to me, the silver lining of all this is is being able to spend time together.

I meant to add to Bunsy that working from home can seem exactly like "putting your feet up" compared to the ongoing business and stress of a classroom. Doing things more at your own pace, not having to dress a certain way or commute - if it wasn't for the fact I'm worried sick for myself and others this would feel like an easier option than normal work.

We have had loads and u can send messages to the teacher, head etc through google school/ classroom. So our school has been amazing.we also got time tables home to help us aswell.