I honestly don't know WTF I'm supposed to be doing with my 2 teenagers education wise.

[GCSEtears]

My primary age child has work send via an app with communication with teacher via chat when needed.

Being sent 3 items of work a day and also have printed work sheets etc...

Older DC are told to log into an app. They've had 1 piece of work in days.

I honestly don't know what to do to get them work. Had no I for in where to go etc..

Any ideas please 😩

[SansaSnark]

@Shannaratiger Please let his teachers know about this- I would want to know if one of my students felt this way. Unfortunately, it's very hard to tell what's going on on the other side of a computer screen.

They may be able to offer some differentiated work well within his abilities, or just give him a few bits to focus on?

Maybe try his form tutor first? Or the SENCO?

Is there a particular subject he enjoys/finds easier? Could he try starting that one first?

[rsmithson00]

If you really want to challenge them, especially your eldest, I'd recommend having a look at oxplore.org/ which gives you an in-depth look at certain topics and gives your DD ways to think around the topic. As someone who took the Critical Thinking AS, it was super helpful to adapt to A-Level!

Also, getting her to look at the syllabus for her A-Level course, if she knows it, can be helpful as she can do her work in preparation (as there'll be reading lists listed there!)

[OnTheMoors]

Shannarariger this is exactly how we our with out Ds. It was agreed that he spend time on one subject a day but they keep pressuring for it all to be done ! He has routine in school and a learning support assistant . No way can I do this at home . He's also going through the normal adolescent stage of not wanting me around so I can't even sit with him to help him learn ?

[Shannaratiger]

DS has work set in each subject. Unfortunately he's not coping at all with not being in school and is having a melt down/ panic attack every time he looks at the work. He usually has one:one help in class and I'm really struggling!

[WeAllHaveWings]

Check the app. Ds didn't realise his teachers were not all setting assignments. Some were telling the students what to do through the chat functionality and he had a bit too catch up on. Tell your ds to sent a chat to each teacher dating they can't see any work, what should they be doing.

[Menopauseandteensdontmix100]

Send school a nice email
message asking dont go all guns blazing. Teenagers may be pulling your leg.

[fruitpastille]

The white rose maths site has daily lesson videos with an activity to do after watching. Up to year 8.

[JellyBabiesSaveLives]

I’m good with life skills and general learning, and I am not going to contact the school until next week because I know they’re all scrambling to get sorted.

I’m just worrying that next year kids will be sitting exams, and some will have had proper teaching for this whole term, and others won’t. I am worrying about this because that’s much nicer than worrying about the 3 people in my household with underlying health conditions...

[Cohle]

I've just chucked a pile of books at mine. Our library has an app to borrow ebooks which is great.

[Titsywoo]

Our school have set some work but so far the online learning site doesn't work too well as is very easy so we're only using that a bit. It is very hard so I feel for you (mine are the same age). We are following the kids timetable and sticking to the normal school hours. DS13 is mainly working in the kitchen with me and DD15 is working more in her room although I check on her regularly. She is doing video calls with friends doing the same subject so it feels more like a classroom (not all lessons, about 2 a day). The teachers are working hard to put more stuff online and we are topping up with seneca, hegarty maths, mr bruff videos and various videos and documentaries. We also have lots of study and revision guides for subjects which are great to work through - you might be able to get some from Amazon? Also doing bits of cooking and exercise to fill time.

[FlowerArranger]

Get them to read some classic novels, e.g. from the A level syllabus.

Teach them how to cook. Very useful life skill, especially for males

Ditto basic money management.

And cleaning, laundry etc.

[CheekyMango]

SENECA
BBC BITESIZE
READING ANYTHING
WATCHING ANY DOCUMENTARIES, but make them make notes

[OnTheMoors]

Can they use the GCSE text books to revise and do some practice exam papers? You can get thesw delivered from Amazon

[SweetMarmalade]

Corbett Maths is great!

We’ve done some maths topic set by the school but also Corbett Maths is great! We go into 5 a day just pick the date! Best thing is the answers are on there too!

Teachers, my son is Y8, I’m currently picking Foundation on the Corbett Maths site. Is this the correct one? He’s a set 2 pupil.

[Rosie2000]

Please remember that until yesterday afternoon most teachers were still in school. Today I am setting lessons for this week and I have already had ranty emails from parents asking for work. We are doing our best under huge strain and also having to go into school to look after key worker kids. Use the resources linked to and give it a day or so before you go in guns blazing .

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

Get them some books (kindle if they have). Have them doing at least 1 book per week.

[Poppi89]

BBC bitesize is really good.
You should hopefully get more work and instructions soon but schools are really busy setting everybody work and having many staff off sick or still in charge of children of key workers. I didn't have much from my DDs school but today I've had a lot more so it looks like they are getting on top of it now.
Make sure your DCs didn't have letters to bring home as we had some instructions on what would happen and when.

[SansaSnark]

I'm a secondary teacher and I'm setting work for each lesson via Show My Homework- it is a bit scraped together this week as this is very short notice, so it has sometimes been things like "Watch this video, answer these questions".

If you're not getting anything set, email the school and get your children to email individual teachers if they can too.

In the meantime senecalearning.com is a great free website with revision activities for nearly every exam board/gcse course. They also do KS3 activities (and KS2). Twinkl are also offering a month's free membership and have worksheets for nearly every topic!

I hope this helps a bit!

[ChazsBrilliantAttitude]

Pick a topic on Khan Academy and work through it

They even have schedules
www.khanacademy.org/

Do a MOOC

www.mooc-list.com/

Learn a language via Duolingo

[TwigTheWonderKid]

You need to email, not call school. Phone lines will not be manned but they will pick up emails

[JollyGiraffe12]

See what your local library/museum/gallery etc are offering digitally or ask them to make a list of things they want to achieve before their next birthday then make a plan to do it. Education doesn’t always have to be traditional as long as they are learning in some way and keeping their minds active.

[mbosnz]

Could you order the revision guides for their subjects online?

[JellyBabiesSaveLives]

Lol at motivated and capable of working independently... my yr13 is. My yr7 is getting on with stuff I’ve found for him to do.

But my yr10? Hah! School subscribe to a website that does lots of little videos and they’ve given him playlists of videos. He cannot spend a whole school day watching information videos. This time will be a 5th of his gcse courses and he’s somehow supposed to learn all the material by passively watching a screen. I’m hoping they set some assignments soon.

[GCSEtears]

They're 13 and 15

Ive rang school and I'm just getting an automated 'school is closed' message 😕