Remote Education Plan - Blaydon West Primary School
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Remote Education Plan
Blaydon West Primary SchoolBlaydon West Primary School Remote Education Plan
This document sets out our approach to curriculum delivery and implementation of remote education should the
following scenarios occur:
• A small number of pupils need to self-isolate
• A class or year group need to isolate
• Teachers need to isolate whilst pupils remain at school
• A local lockdown requiring all pupils and staff to remain at home
Through this plan we aim to
• Maintain high levels of communication and contact with pupils and their families.
• Continue to support the mental health and well being of the whole school community.
• Set assignments so that pupils have meaningful work each day in different subjects.
• Teach a planned and well-sequenced curriculum so that knowledge and skills are built incrementally, with a
good level of clarity about what is intended to be taught and practised in each subject.
• Provide frequent, clear explanations of new content, delivered by a teacher in the school or through high
quality curriculum resources, videos or live sessions.
• Gauge how well pupils are progressing through the curriculum, using questions and other suitable tasks and
set a clear expectation on how regularly teachers will check work.
• Adjust the pace or difficulty of what is being taught in response to questions or assessments, including, where
necessary, revising material or simplifying explanations to ensure pupils’ understanding
• Deliver a programme that is of equivalent length to the core teaching pupils would receive in school, ideally
including daily contact with teachers
The plan sets out the following:
1. Roles and Responsibilities
2. Practical Steps
3. Contacts
4. Data Protection
5. Safeguarding
6. Monitoring and Review
7. Links with other Policies
Our Google Classroom is https://classroom.google.com
We utilise Google Classroom and all pupils will be provided with, and need a @blaydonwest.school email address1. Roles and Responsibilities
Teachers
When providing remote learning, teachers are responsible for:
Setting work –:
o For all children under their care including all abilities and needs.
o Daily activities that include Maths, Literacy and at least 2 other subjects to create a balanced
weekly/termly curriculum.
o Subject to be covered are; English, maths, science, design and technology, history, geography, art and
design, music, physical education, ICT, MFL (at key stage 2)
o PSHE/wellbeing activities to be included – these could be blocked and weekly themed
o This work will be provided daily and will be located on the school Google Classroom by 9:00AM each
day
o Subject leaders will monitor their subject by accessing the set work and provide a class and subject
overview of their subject when asked for.
o Teachers will take into account the needs of the varying levels of children and plan appropriately taking
into account and SEN individual plans.
o Teachers will use many resources such as, but not limited to; Cracking Comprehension, White Rose
Maths, Purple Mash, TT Rockstars, Lexia. Oakfield Academy
Providing feedback on work:
o Parents/Children will have access to the class via their bespoke email and password. They will be able
to email in any work that requires it as well as live chat and daily live video lessons. Staff will access the
classroom,, mark and respond as needed.
o Feedback will be given direct via the Google Classroom software.
Keeping in touch with pupils who aren’t in school and their parents
o Where the whole class is isolated Staff are expected to complete 2 Google classroom live video lessons
( or one live and one pre recorded eg Oakfield Academy) each day.
o Teachers are expected to answer emails within school hours only and under a 48hour time scale.
o Normal school complaints procedure will be in place. Any safeguarding issues will follow the normal
school reporting procedures using CPOM’s as the main port of call.
o During Google Meet video lessons a parent/carer is asked to be in the room but must not interfere with
the lesson taking place. They are reminded beforehand to use the class email address for any concerns
they have.
o When engagement is a concern parents will be contacted initially by the class teacher and then if
needed this will be followed up by the school office and/or Family Support worker.
Attending virtual meetings with staff, parents and pupils:
o Staff are reminded that during such lesson normal school dress code is expected
o Staff are asked to make sure they are in a suitable place without distractions that could promote an
unprofessional atmosphereTeaching Assistants
When assisting with remote learning, teaching assistants are responsible for:
Supporting pupils who aren’t in school with learning remotely –
o All pupils with a need with a particular focus on children with SEN plans.
Attending virtual meetings with teachers, parents and pupils:
o Staff are reminded that during such lesson normal school dress code is expected
o Staff are asked to make sure they are in a suitable place without distractions that could promote an
unprofessional atmosphere
o Support staff will complete group or 1:1 phonic video lessons with certain pupils.
Subject Leads/SENDCos
Alongside their teaching responsibilities, subject leads are responsible for:
Monitor and evaluate their subject focus being provided by teachers on the Google Classroom
Consider whether any aspects of the subject curriculum need to change to accommodate remote learning
Work with teachers teaching their subject remotely to make sure all work set is appropriate and consistent
Working with other subject leads and senior leaders to make sure work set remotely across all subjects is
appropriate and consistent, and deadlines are being set an appropriate distance away from each other
Alerting teachers to resources they can use to teach their subject remotely
Provide any training for staff/pupils in delivering the curriculum remotely
Senior Leaders
Alongside any teaching responsibilities, senior leaders are responsible for:
Co-ordinating the remote learning approach across the school
Monitoring the effectiveness of remote learning across Key Stages through regular meetings with teachers and
subject leaders, reviewing work set or reaching out for feedback from pupils and parents
CB to monitor KS2, ZB to monitor KS1, SD to monitor EYFS
Continually monitor the security of remote learning systems, including data protection and safeguarding
considerations
Designated Safeguarding Lead
o The DSL(s) are responsible for ( as well as school Safeguarding policy):
o The DSL(s) remains the key point of contact for all safeguarding and child protection concerns and issues as
pupils return to school following isolation and or quarantine.
o Monitoring where staff have identified a new safeguarding concern in relation to a child returning to school
following school closure.
o Ensuring pupil / family information is accurate and up to date.
o Concerns regarding the conduct or behaviour of a staff members
o Protecting vulnerable children in particular those with an assigned Social worker.
o Responding to updated advice and guidancePupils and Parents
Staff can expect pupils learning remotely to:
o Be contactable during the school day
o Complete work to the deadline set by teachers
o Seek help if they need it, from teachers or teaching assistants
o Alert teachers if they’re not able to complete work
Staff can expect parents with children learning remotely to:
Make the school aware if their child is sick or otherwise can’t complete work
Seek help from the school if they need it
Be respectful when making any complaints or concerns known to staff
Ensure they and pupils follow the school protocols when engaged in live lessons that are delivered remotely
Governors
Governors are responsible for:
Monitoring the school’s approach to providing remote learning to ensure education remains as high quality as
possible
Ensuring that staff are certain that remote learning systems are appropriately secure, for both data protection and
safeguarding reasons
2. Practical Steps
Scenario Actions
A small number of pupils are isolating
• Teachers to set weekly work on Google classroom
• Teachers to monitor class email address responding to parents
where needed.
• Teachers to make available 10 Google classroom per week 5
maths – 5 English
• For those pupils who are not able to access online, join in with live
lessons, produces paper-based packs which can be picked up
from the school office
• Work for children with SEND to appropriate and practical with a
distinct regard to individual child’s needs.
• Teachers to be aware of any children that do not have access to
remote learning hardware and access the schools bank of “Home
School Laptops and/or wireless routers”
A whole class or year group is
isolating, but staff are in school • Some of the above might also be applicable.
• Lessons to be delivered live following the normal timetable
• Staff to use class room resources to deliver live lesson. This
includes video and audio
• Where possible and appropriate TA to be present on another
device and able to support other pupils learning during this lesson
• Staff to be aware and utilise as far as possible external providers
such as session streamed live from music service.
A teacher is isolating, but pupils are
still in school • Where possible the teacher to deliver live lessons from home
following their normal timetable.
• The school to have ready in a pack whiteboard/flipchart pens and
any other resources that could be used for this purpose• The supply teacher/TA join the live lesson from the classroom,
where students will access the lesson via the screen and
speakers
• Tasks be set via the Google Classroom so that the teacher can
access student work from home?
If the whole school is isolating
• Use any of the above resources and/or procedures
• Set work via Google classroom and run live lessons where
possible.
• Follow school curriculum plans for all subjects
• Use the following online/resources as listed in section one
How long can I expect work set by the school to take my child each day?
We expect that remote education (including remote teaching and independent work) will take pupils broadly the
following number of hours each day:
Key Stage 1 3 Hours
Key Stage 2 4 Hours
Additional support for pupils with particular needs
We recognise that some pupils, for example some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), may
not be able to access remote education without support from adults at home. We acknowledge the difficulties this may
place on families, and we will work with parents and carers to support those pupils via our Google Classroom. These
children will be offered bespoke 1:1 and/or group Video teaching as well focused, differentiated tasks.
3. Contacts
Issues in setting work – SLT to monitor
Issues with behaviour – Teachers to use normal classroom practice.
Issues with IT – staff to liase with school IT support
Issues with their own workload or wellbeing
Concerns about data protection – MN
Concerns about safeguarding – DSL’s
4. Data Protection
Accessing personal data
When accessing personal data for remote learning purposes, all staff members will:
Only ever use their school provided laptop, Follow all protocols associated with Arbor. Make sure their devices have
UpToDate virus protection.
Processing personal data
Staff members may need to collect and/or share personal data such as emails as part of the remote learning system.
As long as this processing is necessary for the school’s official functions, individuals won’t need to give permission for
this to happen.However, staff are reminded to collect and/or share as little personal data as possible online.
Keeping devices secure
All staff members will take appropriate steps to ensure their devices remain secure. This includes, but is not limited to:
Keeping the device password-protected – strong passwords are at least 8 characters, with a combination of upper
and lower-case letters, numbers and special characters (e.g. asterisk or currency symbol)
Ensuring the hard drive is encrypted where possible – this means if the device is lost or stolen, no one can access
the files stored on the hard drive by attaching it to a new device
Making sure the device locks if left inactive for a period of time
Not sharing the device among family or friends
Installing antivirus and anti-spyware software
Keeping operating systems up to date – always install the latest updates
5. Safeguarding
Please refer to Child Protection Plan September 2020.
6. Monitoring Arrangements
This plan will be reviewed termly by HT or DHT in his absence.
7. Links with other policies
This policy is linked to our:
Behaviour policy
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy 2020-2021
Data protection policy
Home-school agreement
ICT and internet acceptable use policy
Online safety policyYou can also read
