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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Bubbletwix]

You could call it Oak Academy perhaps...

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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!

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.