Our Plan for Remote / Blended Learning

Click here to download our Remote / Blended learning action plan

Click here to download the January 2021 Parents and Carers Remote learning leaflet 

The Department for Education guidance from September 2020 states that they, ‘expect schools to have the capacity to offer immediate remote education. Schools are expected to consider how to continue to improve the quality of their existing offer and have a strong contingency plan in place for remote education provision by the end of September.’

• use a curriculum sequence that allows access to high-quality online and offline resources and teaching videos,
• give access to high quality remote education resources
• select the online tools that will be consistently used across the school in order to allow interaction, assessment and feedback, and make sure staff are trained in their use
• provide printed resources, such as textbooks and workbooks, for pupils who do not have suitable online access
• recognise that younger pupils and some pupils with SEND may not be able to access remote education without adult support

Remote learning is identified as whole school closure (for example in the event of localised lockdown and whole school lockdown);

Blended learning is identified as partial closure or where an individual pupil / group / phase / bubble need to self-isolate.

Aims of the Booker Hill Plan for Remote / Blended Learning

• To outline our approach / plan for remote / blended learning
• To explain the rationale behind our approach
• To list the barriers to home learning identified during the March – July 2020 partial school closure period
• To detail the high quality remote education resources selected for use by pupils at Booker Hill School
• To continuously review the school’s remote/ blended learning plan and make both appropriate and innovative changes to its provision in response to local, regional and national advancements within the educational community

Evaluation

As a result of feedback and evaluation of March – July provision, senior leaders have reviewed Booker Hill’s approach to remote learning and have compiled the following plan:

• Home learning guide schedules (see parent leaflet)
• A school subscription to Seesaw
• Use of Oak National Academy online resource
• Paper home learning packs (where possible)
• Reading materials (where possible)
• CGP materials purchased for all year groups
• Continuation of the use of the school Facebook page
• Continuation of teachers contacting parents, carers and pupils (where possible)

Preparation

In early Autumn 2020, teachers taught all children how to use Seesaw and Oak National Academy resources.

Teachers shared expectations for levels of engagement to all pupils.

The selected resources will be used for both Remote and Blended Learning.

The school website will enable easy access for pupils and parents / carers.

All children to be issued with reading materials on a daily basis to ensure they have them should a phase / bubble / family isolation occur.

Preparation

Seesaw

• Teachers find or create activities to share with students.
• Families only see their child's work and leave comments and encouragement.’
• Each child builds up an online journal that can be viewed by parents / carers.

Oak National Academy

• A collection of high-quality lessons and online resources.
• The online classroom offers free access to great teachers, delivering video lessons, quizzes and worksheets.
• Covers a range of subjects.
• Lessons are ordered so children can learn along a clear plan.
• Provides new lessons and resources each week.

Learning packs and Reading materials

• CGP materials for all year groups – sets were prepared and sent home to all children in Years R to 6 in the event of any future lockdown. these materials cover the core subjects curriculum for the year.
• Reading books – all children to be issued with daily reading materials – increased in the event of lockdown or isolation

Preparation – in Summary

• Teachers taught all pupils how to use Seesaw
• Teachers taught all pupils how to access and use Oak National Academy
• The preparation and sending home of CGP or other home learning packs
• The provision of daily reading materials / provide packs of reading books in the event of lockdown / isolation
• Update class webpages through September and again in the event of lockdown / isolation
• Identify pupils who might struggle to access online reading or who are at risk of falling behind