What online provision is your primary giving?

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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.

Excellent to be honest.

Work on google classrooms.

3x maths activities a day
2 English
One topic.

They are also expected to do English quizes on their app, times tables on app and reading.

9am group chat, 2 live lessons a day to support the maths and English, 3pm group chat.

The teachers are in school delivering it all.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools#res

The teachers and their unions were screaming for lockdown. Boris tried to keep things going and made a mess of it by having to pull back after just one day.

Teachers need to show that they arent going to do what many of them did last time.

Year 6 - maths, english and reading lessons shared on an online platform with comments/feedback from the teacher during the day.
Year 2 - I believe they are going to have two lessons/videos a day on Teams from tomorrow.

More than enough in my opinion!

I think we must be very lucky, live lessons from roughly 9.30-2.30. Maths and English and then my youngest had science and eldest computing.
The youngest (yr2) does all the work while online and can ask for help through the lesson. Eldest (yr4) logs on, listens to the lesson and the logs off to do the work, however if she needs help she can log back and the teacher will still be there to support. All work has to be submitted by 4.30 and I’m hoping they’ll get some feedback.

Last lockdown we had worksheets but barely any structure and only one zoom call a fortnight, if that. The school are starting tomorrow as they said they needed time to prepare. That I understand. But they reiterated that the teachers time is precious and teacher both in school and online is incredibly time consuming and difficult. I guess that’s code for ‘prepare yourselves because this isn’t going to work... see you in 6 weeks’...

My primary children are to log on daily at 9am and have pretty much a full day provided by their teacher. They have 2 live lessons and set breaks in the morning. In the afternoon they have some teacher input then 45 mins independently working before they share at the end of the day and a 10 minute end of day video call. A vast improvement on last time and i think I will be able to fit in some of my own work while they are supported by their teacher and a TA.

Nothing so far!

Our videos are all Oak Academy. I thought schools would have something in place by now.

@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.

Is this an affluent area? Shocked that all pupils can access this. Glad it's working well for your child

DS in Y4 has 4 live meetings, each lasting about 20 mins, to have a chat and for the teacher to talk through the work. Then they log off and complete the work, but the teacher is available online to help if needed. Work is on Google Classroom with explanatory slides for those unable to join the live calls and they're instructed just to do what they can. Brief feedback is given on the uploaded work. Keyworker and vulnerable children in school are with a TA and log in to the same lessons.

We're in a Tier 4 hotspot so knew the school wasn't going to be open last week, so they've had a bit longer to prepare. But I'm very impressed with what they're doing, especially after reading other people's experiences here.

It sounds like a private school. We’ve moved from private to state in September, private like the above, state appalling. I am beyond frustrated that people are allowed to take places up at school if only one parent is. Key worker which means ours is over whelmed. At least 2 families one half does not work, home full time but over half is a key worker. All kids are in. It means the teachers are in teaching them, those home get bog all. The variance in quality between schools at this stage is unacceptable frankly.

My primary school kids are started the school online and following all of their normal timetable. It’s all done via Teams. Lessons are power points and subject teacher led just like in school.
Nothings changed for them in terms of learning, they are still fully interacting with their teachers just it’s now online.

Lessons for all key subjects. On PP and each lesson clearly dated.
Zoom call tomorrow. Emails with extra guidance and checking we can access the work.
Paper copies if you can’t.
Same as my secondary school. I’ve set lessons,emailed classes,responded to any emails from pupils.
Sorry if your school isn’t quite there yet,but don’t start kicking the shit around because you have an agenda.
Maybe if members of U4T didn’t regard schools as childcare when their children are residing with them ?

Mine is in y10. Had registration at 8.40, had taught lessons all morning, piano lesson over part of lunch, had taught lessons all afternoon and then a session with the French assistante at 4pm. Homework set to be in later this week from all lessons.

Wow just read some of the other comments and how others are doing online teaching.
Ours is literally back to back video lessons with a short break and lunch. Timings are the same as normal school day, which my kids are not happy about! They ask questions and interact with their teacher just how they would in class. I was hoping the kids could have at least a few days break before all the online teaching started, but they’ve obviously prepared well in advance this time.

@CornishYarg

DS in Y4 has 4 live meetings, each lasting about 20 mins, to have a chat and for the teacher to talk through the work. Then they log off and complete the work, but the teacher is available online to help if needed. Work is on Google Classroom with explanatory slides for those unable to join the live calls and they're instructed just to do what they can. Brief feedback is given on the uploaded work. Keyworker and vulnerable children in school are with a TA and log in to the same lessons.

We're in a Tier 4 hotspot so knew the school wasn't going to be open last week, so they've had a bit longer to prepare. But I'm very impressed with what they're doing, especially after reading other people's experiences here.

Sorry, meant to add that this is a state school.

Reception TA here. We're doing 2 zooms a week for the home learners and daily maths and phonics videos with follow up work. Topic work is being mixed into all of it.

Obviously where they're so little we don't expect tonnes from them. 30 minutes is the max we'd expect them to be able to concentrate and that's a push for some of them

@Bathroom12345

The teachers and their unions were screaming for lockdown. Boris tried to keep things going and made a mess of it by having to pull back after just one day.

Teachers need to show that they arent going to do what many of them did last time.

It’s not really up to teachers how they do the online teaching. It’s down to the slt and head. Teachers just obey orders from above. If Teams or google classroom isn’t set up for them how can they deliver lessons using them?

Would those of you whose kids are getting something from a school, be prepared to list each day for other parents whose children are getting little or nothing? If we have a thread per year, the parents who want to and are able to could try to replicate at least part of it.

I say this as a non key worker in a full time corporate role, and single parent. There is a limit to what I can cover in the evening as well as getting some fresh air. But willing to try.

Ill create some threads in education and post links here if OK.

We’ve been directed to oak academy- I wasn’t impressed the last time with it. There will be video lessons but they haven’t said in what form live or recorded. Thankfully my work HR has emailed us all and offered as much support to working parents - flexibility etc no early morning meetings to allow setting up/supporting children - I’m relieved this will really help.
Older daughter normal school day with live tram lessons as per her normal timetable.

Year 6 in a small state school and I’m impressed so far! We were overseas and at a prep school before this year so I wasn’t expecting anything like we had there but it’s been a very positive start.

Zoom with the class teacher at beginning and end of the day - explanations of the work they need to do and additional extension work if they want more, marking and going over any challenges in the end of day zoom.

Everything is on Google classroom, feedback already given on some work submitted, lots of fun activities too to keep them entertained. A timetable for them to work towards each day and provide some structure.

Our teacher is at home and covering year 5 and 6, the year 5 teacher is in school delivering same lessons to the KW and vulnerable children there so they should all be getting the same standard. Only possible as it’s a one form entry school with approx 23/24 kids per class so manageable for the teachers to cover both year groups

We are having live lessons via google teams 9-3pm everyday... not too stressful just the constant pinging when the kids type in answers that drives me bonkers. Wish they were given books to write in rather than paper I just know the paper will be lost despite me trying hard to be organised!
I have bought exercise books again this time round will glue any loose paper in and they can start working in the books easier to take back WHEN they go. I'm not keen on the computing lesson yr5 its HARRRRDDD who codes in year 5?!! so that might be poo poo'd and we will do life skills i.e cooking cakes 🤣🤣

State primary.

Reception: Videos of teacher reading stories. List of challenges to complete using craft materials etc. Daily phonics task with a video. Microsoft Teams meeting once a week for a live story telling session.

Year 3. Daily Microsoft Teams session that will explain the day's work. One English task a day. Two maths tasks. One topic task.

Everything set on Class Dojo.

It's fine, but year 3 DS is very bright and capable. It took him less than 30 minutes to complete all tasks and I ended up turning to Twinkl to get him some extra worksheets to complete because he is not spending the next two months on a screen all day. Fortunately I'm a part time key worker so for half the week he is the school's problem.

I've created a thread per year in Primary Education if anyone is prepared to use them:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/primary