Will remote learning still be available?

[Minkyscamp]

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere.

When years R, 1 and 6 return, will teachers no longer be under an obligation to provide lesson material etc for those children whose parents have decided to keep them at home?

Just wondering really. Our school have said (as I understand has the Government) that it is the parents' decision whether to send children back in. But if schools are open, then presumably that means that teachers will be focusing on teaching in classrooms and the home-learning side of things will be abandoned?

If anyone has any insight, would be much appreciated.

[wendz86]

Ours are only going in 2 days so they are still going to provide work for home for all 5 days so we can do it days they aren't in.

[SmileEachDay]

To be fair Chilli it’s probably much more straightforward doing that at secondary, where we have more of a chance of the children having to skills to sit at a desk and concentrate on their teacher for an hour and a half.

The teacher, who has to teach from inside a taped off box and therefore won’t be able to help anyone or behaviour manage by using proximity.

[Chillipeanuts]

SmileEachDay

We - secondary- are trying to develop a work pack that can be used to teach the Y10s in school and be printed out/emailed to the ones remaining at home.“

Thank you, Smile, that sort of info is helpful.

As you see, SionnachRua, not too much of a stretch, is it? Not exactly double jobbing, sending an e-mail of what you have already prepared for students in attendance.

[ToothFairyNemesis]

*I think children from state schools are less likely to do much, especially where parents also have to work from home or go out to work and are not able to help their children.
@SionnachRua
it won’t work for many children not just my dd. You don’t think any child should be supported by their teachers.
And yes I agree am very thankful you don ‘t work in the U.K.

[SmileEachDay]

We - secondary- are trying to develop a work pack that can be used to teach the Y10s in school and be printed out/emailed to the ones remaining at home.

[SionnachRua]

And how do you suggest that would work for my shielding year ten dc. Schools use different exam boards and teach the syllabus in a different order!

So we throw the entire idea out the window as it doesn't suit your child? It could be brought in for primary and that would help out a lot of kids. Secondary...a secondary teacher is better placed to come up with ideas there.

Thankfully, I don't work in the UK.

[CrocodileFrock]

DD's school have said that they will still be setting work for anyone who still needs it. That includes children in the returning year groups who are kept off school.

Every school (or group of schools) will have their own way of doing things.

[ToothFairyNemesis]

@SionnachRua
As I said, in my ideal world an online school would run for kids who can't attend. Possibly run by teachers who also can't come to school? Some sort of centralised hub.
And how do you suggest that would work for my shielding year ten dc. Schools use different exam boards and teach the syllabus in a different order!

[thunderthighsohwoe]

We think we can manage both (one form village primary) by each teacher setting and resourcing their class’ home learning weekly as we have been doing. All teachers will be in school, so they will be teaching a bubble of R, 1, 6 or KW children but teaching the learning that has been set by that child’s teacher IYSWIM. So if a Year 1 parent for example chooses to keep their child at home, they can follow the home learning that has been set by the Year 1 teacher, and the children who are in school will be doing the same activities but led by a teacher IYSWIM.

Feedback on work will have to take place in the evenings though, which we will explain to parents of other year groups.

[meditrina]

"I don't expect class teachers to go double jobbing and working themselves into the ground. You do? Lovely."

I would however expect the school to work out how those DC continue to receive both the education and the least some of the social benefits of school.

These DC cannot be written off, and it is up to the schools to do this.

[SionnachRua]

Nah, I'd be sorting kids into small class groups and giving proper guidance from a teacher (now that assumes that you get enough staff into it, of course). That would take a while to set up but summer is coming. If the government wanted to they would have time to organise it over summer.

I have no problem with Oak Academy, I think the teachers who set it up did the best they could at very short notice. It turned out pretty well.

[Bubbletwix]

You could call it Oak Academy perhaps...

[SionnachRua]

So, in your opinion, children shielding or in vulnerable groups should just be written off? Lovely.

I don't expect class teachers to go double jobbing and working themselves into the ground. You do? Lovely...

As I said, in my ideal world an online school would run for kids who can't attend. Possibly run by teachers who also can't come to school? Some sort of centralised hub.

[thebookeatinggirl]

My school is one form entry. 7 class teachers and 1 teacher who covers PPA, so 8 teachers in all. With YR Y1 and Y6 in school in 2 split bubbles each and 2 bubbles of key worker and vulnerable children, that's 8 bubbles using up
all the teachers. And we have 1 teacher shielding. These are really hard times for staffing in school.

We are going to try and carry on setting some home learning for every class, regardless of whether they are a year group that is 'in'. This being done in a complex mix of some year groups being covered by the shielding teacher and some by teachers on the one day we're going to close for cleaning and planning time (though key worker and vulnerable in full time as usual). Work load is big and complicated but we are trying our best.

[Chillipeanuts]

SionnachRua

Imo there should be no expectation for the class teachers to provide work for anyone not attending “

So, in your opinion, children shielding or in vulnerable groups should just be written off? Lovely.

[Whaddyathinkofthis]

Fewer than half the children at my school will be returning before September. We're expecting classes of below 10 with no more than 15 permitted.

We will still be providing remote learning for the majority of children who are not returning.

If parents are able to keep their children at home, they are doing. And I don't blame them.

[EdithWeston]

First stab at plans for the autumn are due to be circulated firncomments.

They did ask all parents a little while ago to let them know if anyone was shielding (pupils or direct family member) or anything else the parent thought relevant about their circumstances and the pandemic.

So I expect they are working out which pupils will have continuing barriers to on-site learning and working out what to do with them.

I don't underestimate the amount of additional work that educating some of your pupils off-site will mean. But it is very important that medically vulnerable children are nit excluded for schools

[MinorArcana]

Our primary school have said that homework will be available online.

I’m not sure what exactly that means, but previously the work provided weekly online has been referred to as home learning packs. The change of name makes me suspect that less online work will be available. But I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

[NeverTwerkNaked]

When school asked whether we would be sending our children back I said DD can stay at home if she will get an online education but otherwise I shall have to send her in to school as I cannot work from home and teach her once she could be in school

[KoalasandRabbit]

Secondary - we've just been told remote learning will continue for all years but there will only be a few lessons provided for very small groups of year 10s in schools and no school for anyone else before September. Not sure what happens from September.

[Pipandmum]

I believe our school will have the in school classes also available on Google classroom. Our Y 10s have been speculating on half the kids going in for a week while the other half do it online and then swapping. But we will know this week.

[confusedandtired99]

Nope. No provision in the school my children attend if you choose to keep your children off. I understand they will be busy, and it’s our choice. I rather had a feeling that would be the case If I’m honest. I’m still not sending mine in. We completed every single piece of work they sent virtually already so we will do some home learning now instead.

[nellodee]

I had a phonecall from my daughter's teacher today. He said that he would be working in the school, giving provision for the years that are in (he does not usually teach those years) but would also still be expected to provide online learning resources for the year groups that were not in.

Poor bugger.

[RingPiece]

I know of a teacher who is currently on maternity leave who was asked, as they knew her husband was furloughed, if she would come back early. Schools are generally struggling to cope with having to teach smaller classes unless the children come back part time.

[basilika]

Only 1 teacher in my very large primary will be shielding. Quite a few 1:1 TAs as well, but only 1 teacher.