Year 10

[Frlrlrubert]

What are your year 10s doing?

Mine are being set work in 2 week chunks (new stuff but pared down to suit home learning, links, tasks, etc).

They then have a 20 minute (ish) assessed task on SMHW to be submitted and marked. Usually a few past paper questions or the like. We then give feedback individually.

Engagement is awful. 2/3rds looked at the task, 1/3rd actually accessed the questions, 1/4 submitted.

Years 7 to 9 are much better.

I've flagged it and SLT have basically shrugged. We can't email kids directly.

Are yours more engaged? What are you doing?
Live lessons or video lessons is a no-go because so few have access to decent tech.

Just looking for suggestions I could very gently pass to SLT. I'm really worried they are going to be behind the national curve at this rate.

They're our 'problem' year group anyway (as in they were difficult in y7 and have stayed that way).

They don't have school email addresses (apparently a combination of the server not being able to handle it and not wanting to pay for something like google addresses).

We've also been told not to pressure them, and messaging them on SMHW would only get the ones that are checking it anyway. I might do a SMHW message to the ones that have done nothing so far to offer assistance if they are struggling, but I don't want to stick my neck out on my own and get in trouble!