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What online provision is your primary giving?

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WhatWillSantaBring · 05/01/2021 14:28

My primary is stating that it is complying with DfE minimum guidance. We are getting worksheets and lesson plans uploaded, links to online lessons (from third parties) and one zoom call a week.

Am i being unreasonable to expect more? The KS1 lessons need almost permanent adult support and the lesson plans are really hard for me (as a non-teacher) to follow.

If it makes a difference, we're in an affluent area, the school is a pretty well funded faith school. I know we're on day 1 but I want to know whether we should be asking for better.

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listsandbudgets · 05/01/2021 14:33

So far today -registration and chat with teacher, assembly complete with singing (yes really music teacher played piano, words appeared on screen and singing at kitchen table) live maths and English lessons with work sheets. PE workout video made by school PE teachers. Worksheet on life in Tudor times and they've got a mix of stuff they can choose between for extension activities this afternoon.

I'm flipping exhausted and wondering if extension activity might comprise HOrrible Histories :)

Northernsoulgirl45 · 05/01/2021 14:33

Sane here but noises made that this will change once sorted as only day one.

NCstaythefuckathome · 05/01/2021 14:34

Daily: 3 x very short presentations with associated worksheets. Maths, English, Foundation topic. Feels very light touch.
Also affluent faith school.

listsandbudgets · 05/01/2021 14:36

^ However, this is a private school which may make a difference - not that it should. ^^

I think its unfair to expect you to interpret lesson plans.

FourTeaFallOut · 05/01/2021 14:39

A little work on seesaw and an offer to collect worksheets from the school. I think they are just getting organised for now. It must be a logistical nightmare working through these u turns.

Bettydot · 05/01/2021 14:40

We’ve had nothing as of yet. We’ve just been directed to Oak Academy and told we’ll get more specific work soon. The teaching last time was very poor. Nothing online, no contact just a very basic list of activities each day but nothing that promoted new learning.

Survivingmy3yearold · 05/01/2021 14:47

Dd is in year 1. No live lessons as school is very large and many have older/younger siblings at the school and it would be trickier for them to have all children attending live lessons at specific times on a device and in appropriate surroundings for learning. Lessons will be recorded where necessary so parents can assist children at their own pace and watch back if they need to. Today we had a maths PowerPoint and 2 worksheets, a geography PowerPoint with 1 worksheet and 2 additional drawing tasks and a story on PowerPoint for English that is linked to the geography topic (capital cities) We'd completed the work by lunchtime, so although not much time wise the teacher has also requested that we try and spend some time outside every day where possible, so we're now at the park to have some fun Smile Teacher has stated that the lessons will be of a better quality by the end of the week, she didn't have a lot of time to prepare and all of her lessons for today were ready to be taught in person.

Stellaris22 · 05/01/2021 14:48

All on SeeSaw. Teacher made a video outlining expectations (and reassuring that due to WFH commitments it's fine if you don't complete everything). Explained a 'normal' day at school and sent a timetable so we can try and keep routine as normal as possible.

Sent activities and Oak videos. Everything we sent in has already had feedback on it. Very impressed.

Even had a video of the teacher reading a chapter as a normal end of day session.

MillieEpple · 05/01/2021 15:11

I dont know how to say this nicely but in KS1 it is going to require a lot of parent support because of the age and stage of the child and the way they learn. It sucks and its hard but i think some people have an idea that children sit and are taught at for long periods of time in school. That age of child has a really short attention span so might listen for 15-20 mins and then would normally go off and do practical stuff with adults guiding/questioning and supporting. They might only have 3 burst of sitting and listening on some days.

I also dont see the harm of using pre-recorded material. They do that in class a lot. I also think its a waste of time for a teacher to record thier own video saying the exact same thing someone else did, but worse because its on a mobile phone in their flat share.

I think some live interaction with a teacher is nice but remember that ties you to a specific time which has its own downsides. I do like an end of day story time though.

I confess i also dont understand lesson plans or what the learning objective even are sometimes with stuff i get sent so I have to ask. Luckiky i get a response. I find it takes me longer to understand what to do thsn it takes to do.

Hopefully your school will get things sussed quickly if you ask for help?

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PolarExpressislate · 05/01/2021 15:15

@WhatWillSantaBring

My primary is stating that it is complying with DfE minimum guidance. We are getting worksheets and lesson plans uploaded, links to online lessons (from third parties) and one zoom call a week.

Am i being unreasonable to expect more? The KS1 lessons need almost permanent adult support and the lesson plans are really hard for me (as a non-teacher) to follow.

If it makes a difference, we're in an affluent area, the school is a pretty well funded faith school. I know we're on day 1 but I want to know whether we should be asking for better.

It's disgusting @WhatWillSantaBring but you will soon have the usual lot of teachers come on shortly raging at you.
Buttercream22 · 05/01/2021 15:17

Nothing from my DD school today (reception). I believe they are having today to plan provision. I'm expecting work from tomorrow.

Stellaris22 · 05/01/2021 15:22

The KS2 videos we have been sent (DD is Y3) require parents to work through the video and the questions together with your child. I'm not sure what's unreasonable about teachers sending that out? Of course it needs adult help, or do you expect to put on a video and walk away, or leave your child with a teacher online?

infinitediamonds · 05/01/2021 15:26

I'd like the lesson plans or at least to be given learning objectives for tasks as many of them appear quite random. More importantly I'd like some differentiation to make work more suitable and I'd like some constructive feedback but I don't expect either
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Sirzy · 05/01/2021 15:29

We are getting three videos a day of the subject input and then work to do after. Because DS has full time 1-1 in school he will log on to teams for her to do the work with him.

Our school have gone for videos for the input rather than live because they know logistically live lessons would be an issue for too many families

ConfusedcomMum · 05/01/2021 15:33

State primary here.
1 live online lesson and 1 class-teacher meet up daily.
3 pre-recorded videos uploaded daily, presented by the teachers.
1 third party video link for phonics.
Oxford Owl school login for ebooks and SumDog for maths.
Not really much in the way of worksheets. All work is written in exercise books.
Spelling test online every week
Daily PE challenge
A log of home working to be completed daily by parent and child, commented on twice a week by teacher.

(They were not this organised in the first lockdown).

realunicorn · 05/01/2021 15:47

Yr 6 - sign into google classroom, link to a meeting.

She's literally sat listening to her teacher do the normal school day, he screen shares the questions so they can see the questions ( before lessons he posts these as a file for those who prefer to have them printed and have access to a printer)

They all had a break at usual time - some stayed on the call and chatted some went away for snacks etc.

Lunchtime everyone logged off for an hour.

Then the afternoon lessons in real-time. The day finished with sir reading some of the class story as usual and then they did a pe lesson.

Very very different to the first lockdown when they all had to fend for themselves. It appeared to go very smoothly.

Nikhedonia · 05/01/2021 16:46

@realunicorn

Yr 6 - sign into google classroom, link to a meeting.

She's literally sat listening to her teacher do the normal school day, he screen shares the questions so they can see the questions ( before lessons he posts these as a file for those who prefer to have them printed and have access to a printer)

They all had a break at usual time - some stayed on the call and chatted some went away for snacks etc.

Lunchtime everyone logged off for an hour.

Then the afternoon lessons in real-time. The day finished with sir reading some of the class story as usual and then they did a pe lesson.

Very very different to the first lockdown when they all had to fend for themselves. It appeared to go very smoothly.

That's very impressive! 👏🏼
happymummy12345 · 05/01/2021 16:53

The tasks for the day are put on google classroom, and we submit them on there, exactly the same way we have been doing with homework since the start of the school year.
We have a group video registration every morning (we are guessing it will be daily) where all the children and teachers can see each other. And the teachers go through the tasks and activities for the day and explain them a bit more.
And we have another group video in the afternoon, at the end of what would be the school day.
It seemed to work well today, was the first day. The teachers have always been very helpful with answering any questions and things anyway. And it means you don't have to do things at specific times which obviously wouldn't work for everyone. As long as the tasks are submitted before the end of the school day it doesn't matter what time they are done. Which offers more flexibility.

TinyTroubleMaker · 05/01/2021 16:57

We've been told today that though the school wanted to provide online learning, they've had so many key worker requests, around 25% that they have to now say they can't provide an education to the other 75% Angry

Icenii · 05/01/2021 16:57

Y4 state.

Links to 3rd party lessons per day. That's it. Oh, the teacher's email address too.

I'm WFH and worried.

happymummy12345 · 05/01/2021 16:59

Oh and I've just found out we also have a meeting at midday as well

CandleWick4 · 05/01/2021 17:00

So far bugger all. Kids were due back tomorrow and as of now we’ve had nothing. No indication of whether online learning will be provided - nothing. I realise and understand that the school is under pressure but to not have had even a ‘we’re working on it’ email is poor

namesnamesnamesnames · 05/01/2021 17:02

Videos to introduce every topic and work to follow up with after watching, online meetings if needed, a bit of oak academy. Brilliant really. Not private.

realunicorn · 05/01/2021 17:04

@Nikhedonia I'm impressed to lol. They had told us that they had things in place around a month or so ago. We all received a folder of revision type books, blank workbooks and stationary and told to keep them unused unless something like this happened.

Yr 3 child goes to a different school and are nowhere near as prepared. 'We will upload some worksheets at some point'

The eldests school is far superior but middle child's dad (and him to be fair ) doesn't want to switch schools and we share access 50/50 so it's not worth the argument souring a normally very amicable coparenting relationship.

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