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How will I know when lessons can be attended online?

How will I know when lessons can be attended online?

Lessons are always recorded and shared via Teams in each class. A calendar invite will be sent out by your child’s teacher that your childwill be able to see in their outlook calendar. The class OneNote Notebook will also have the links to the lesson recordings as well

How can I support my child in getting online?

How can I support my child in getting online?

Your child has usernames and passwords for Office365 and the various online learning resources that we use. Do let us know if you do not have the password information sheets which we provided you when they started school. You can also refer to our IT Helpguides, which are available at HTML or as PDF for download.

Can my child still be educated during a school closure?

Can my child still be educated during a school closure?

Hopefully this will not be needed again, but we are ready. We have put measures in place to enable us to still deliver education to pupils whilst they are at home. Teachers are able to deliver lessons virtually through Microsoft Teams video calls and assign work in Teams, with the activities and resources being accessed through the class OneNote. The resources in OneNote link to the online activities through programmes such as Purple Mash, Accelerated Maths and Literacy Planet, to name a few. Where activities are completed on paper children can have their exercise books and pens from school. Lessons delivered during a period of closure can be accessed either live, or later via a recording, as we recognise that siblings may find it difficult to access live lessons at the same time. We have designed a good mixture of input and individual work to fill each school day. Our expectation is that children will engage with the school work from home. We will still register those who log into the lessons from home, support them virtually in achieving the work and will mark and feedback to children on the work that they have submitted through Microsoft Teams assignments.

What if I don’t have a suitable device at home?

What if I don’t have a suitable device at home?

We have confirmed that our insurers are happy for pupils to borrow a school device to enable them to access online lessons. We would rather not have to manage the loan of equipment where your children can access their work from your home devices. Please be aware that any damage to the device carries an excess of £250, so children will need to be extremely careful and keep the device safe. You will need to sign for the device and commit to pay this excess if the device is broken whilst in your care.

What if I have little or no broadband at home?

What if I have little or no broadband at home?

We understand that this can be an issue for some people, particularly in more rural areas sometimes. Depending on when this is necessary, we may be able to help with this. Get in touch with the school to ask.