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School only providing 1 hour of live interaction a day!

584 replies

NotLookingTooGood · 07/01/2021 10:25

What is everyone's school experience? I am going a little crazy. We have live online learning of 2 increments of 30mns (maths & english) a day + homework that we have to supervise.

What is everybody else's experience?
The school is relying entirely on us to do the work.

OP posts:
Scotmum83 · 07/01/2021 11:09

We've just moved back from Houston and my daughter age 6 was online all day, it was awful for her and in hindsight I wish I had just homeschooled her. She really struggled to concentrate for long zoom sessions so I think an hour is plenty (depending on the age) with some coursework. We've just registered with her new school and I'm thankful its just set out work every day and no zoom sessions.

noblegiraffe · 07/01/2021 11:10

Except in our case they're not

They are, Oak and Bitesize are perfectly acceptable.

herethereandeverywhere · 07/01/2021 11:12

But all the teachers are working 12-15 hour days aren't they? So what are they actually doing?

Saoirse7 · 07/01/2021 11:13

@ivfbeenbusy

You can apparently make a complaint to ofsted if you feel that what the school is providing is sub standard
Fucking hell.

Any wonder teachers are leaving the profession.

PurpleDaisies · 07/01/2021 11:13

@herethereandeverywhere

But all the teachers are working 12-15 hour days aren't they? So what are they actually doing?
Daffodil
AnxiousWeirdo · 07/01/2021 11:16

Your school has the same set up as ours. DD is 6 if that helps

ChristyEpping · 07/01/2021 11:16

Y7 at a super selective state grammar.

All kids issued with brand new laptop last term (funds raised by PTA).

Full normal timetable over Teams.

I think it’s amazing! Seems to be the absolute gold standard.

Deliaskis · 07/01/2021 11:16

@noblegiraffe

Except in our case they're not

They are, Oak and Bitesize are perfectly acceptable.

I don't agree that they are acceptable in the absence of any other input from school, and no live or video teaching from school at all, and no weekly catch ups or calls. I don't agree that sending links to Oak and Bitesize is 'perfectly acceptable' for the delivery of the full curriculum. I don't think my teaching friends would agree that this constitutes the delivery of the curriculum either. They are acceptable as part of remote provision, and I'm fine with them being included, but not with them being the totality of it. I think that's undermining the value that the teaching profession actually bring to society. I'm not asking for hours and hours of live teaching because I understand the challenges with this. I am asking for some live interaction or responses to queries.
Whatayearalready21 · 07/01/2021 11:17

Very little video lessons here. They are planning to do an occasional group video more for support than for teaching. Teacher is doing some recorded lessons you can watch when needed. But no actually video lessons. Work is on google classroom and left to our own devices mainly.

noblegiraffe · 07/01/2021 11:18

Seems to be the absolute gold standard.

No evidence to support this, it's the quality of instruction that makes teaching gold standard not whether the teacher is delivering it at the same time as the pupil is accessing it.

Almostslimjim · 07/01/2021 11:18

@herethereandeverywhere

But all the teachers are working 12-15 hour days aren't they? So what are they actually doing?
Well in our school they are caring for keyworker kids, setting online work (not live), marking and manging the online stuff, having telephone calls with parents, planning the following weeks curriculum to go online, pre-recording lessons. Getting work packs together. Redoing all the planning and work they ad done last term and over Christmas when they thought they would be in the classroom.
MarshaBradyo · 07/01/2021 11:18

How old are your dc?

There’s guidelines on what’s expected

blowinahoolie · 07/01/2021 11:19

"You can apparently make a complaint to ofsted if you feel that what the school is providing is sub standard"

Aye, flog a dead horse. Think school system is trying their best under difficult circumstances. That won't help.

Romancer · 07/01/2021 11:24

In the becoming typical rush to "Blame Boris" Some have said that Schools had no notice of this.
But It has been a likely outcome for about 6 months so why did some schools not have a contingency plan ready, Others obviously did.
Are some Governors and Heads just not up to it or are they Corbyn Momentum supporters who deliberately want chaos?

yellowmaoampinball · 07/01/2021 11:25

We don't get any live lessons for our year 6 child, just daily tasks set. I'm ok with that. I'm working full time from home so would struggle to supervise or help with live learning during my work hours. My secondary age kids have live learning and that's just fine as they don't need my input.

cvm98 · 07/01/2021 11:27

My child is in R class:

20 mins live session phonics with his ability group
10 mins live session story with the class

Parent facilitated activities for math's and literacy which are set daily. Neither of which we really have time to do as OH and I WFH full-time with numerous conference calls. So we have a very bored DS who is craving attention and stimulation.

OH is a key worker but as I am not the school won't let DS go in.

ichundich · 07/01/2021 11:30

One 15 minute Zoom call from the teacher (Y2). Worksheets and links to Oak Academy or Bitesize for the rest of the day. I have just emailed the HT to raise my concerns, but I have no qualms about taking it further, including Ofsted, if I get brickwalled again.

CarlottaValdez · 07/01/2021 11:30

My son is year 1 and they do about half an hour live at 9 where they say hello to each other and talk about the days work and have a story. Then there is a pre recorded maths lesson and a pre recorded phonics session (both with his normal teacher) with work to complete and a project type thing. Today’s is printing with paints and things you found outside.

I think that’s about spot on for a six year old to be honest. The little bit of live is great for his motivation and feeling like it’s a school day but I wouldn’t want him on a screen for hours.

It’s loads better than we had in March anyway when it really was almost nothing. I would say (but this is presumably pretty inevitable at his age) that it all requires quite close parental input. With lunch and a trip out and some reading that fills the school day really well for us but we couldn’t do most of it without a SAHP (DH in our house).

cvm98 · 07/01/2021 11:31

@Romancer

In the becoming typical rush to "Blame Boris" Some have said that Schools had no notice of this. But It has been a likely outcome for about 6 months so why did some schools not have a contingency plan ready, Others obviously did. Are some Governors and Heads just not up to it or are they Corbyn Momentum supporters who deliberately want chaos?
I agree, especially in my area (Kent) as they announced that primary schools were shut before the New Year...
noblegiraffe · 07/01/2021 11:31

but I have no qualms about taking it further, including Ofsted, if I get brickwalled again.

They’re meeting the guidelines.

caringcarer · 07/01/2021 11:31

My Year 10 got 1 30 mins lessons online yesterday and we are told 2 45 mins lessons today and tomorrow. He is a vulnerable child being denied access to school. He has a HCP and is LAC and his SW is very unhappy and speaking to Headteacher today. She said he must have minimum of 4 hours online teaching every day or she is going to report to OFSTED and I will too. No problems at all with devices for any child in Year 10 at this school. Some children have laptops, iPads and mobiles. School offered to lend devices but only 1 child out of whole school needed to borrow one. At school all teachers and pupils wearing full PPE and have been since September. I would be happy with what poster above in secondary was offering, 30 mins teaching followed by 30 mins task as that resembles a normal lessons X 4. Yesterday he got registered then ICT teacher told them they would only be doing recapping not new learning then told them where to download the worksheet from. Teacher then left after 28 mins then DC did worksheet took him about 20 mins to do. He did not learn anything he did not already know though so no new learning whatsoever. It worries me if this continues he won't complete specifications as already behind as long way from first lockdown. I hoping it will improve next week. This school has only allowed 5 children into school despite all having HCP's.

noblegiraffe · 07/01/2021 11:33

She said he must have minimum of 4 hours online teaching every day or she is going to report to OFSTED and I will too

Online teaching doesn’t mean 4 hours of live lessons.

Redwinestillfine · 07/01/2021 11:33

Primary school here, do far zero live interaction....Confused learning is entirely dependent on me sitting next to them

ArosAdraDrosDolig · 07/01/2021 11:34

Every fucking day.

Delatron · 07/01/2021 11:34

I think there’s a huge difference between secondary and primary and I guess that’s because in secondary they have lots of different teachers so live lessons can work better.

The government needs to sort this out. If our children are to be off for at least 7 weeks then links to other videos and a day of worksheets isn’t teaching is it?

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