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Senior School Online Learning Guide A guide to the transition to Distance Learning for parents and pupils
Online Learning
Introduction
This short guide offers an overview of how This will undoubtedly be a term like no
Moreton has made the transition to Distance other, but I hope that we have managed to
Learning and outlines the various ways in distil many of the elements of a Moreton
which we intend to continue with business Education and know that - despite the
as usual, albeit in a slightly different format. circumstances - this new term still heralds
all of the hope and optimism that previous
We have already communicated with parents terms at Moreton have done over the years.
about Distance Learning, but education does
not end in the classroom. In this brochure, Parents or guardians with children in
you will see the broad range of opportunities Moreton First will have received a distance
available to pupils over the next couple of learning guide before the start of the
weeks in many areas of school life as well Summer Term. Therefore, this guide is aimed
as the continuing pastoral support that at Senior School parents, guardians and
has become the hallmark of a Moreton pupils.
Education.
George Budd
Principal
Contents
Academic Programme - Summer Term 2020
04 Remove, Lower Four, Upper Four, Lower Five and Lower Sixth
Academic Programme - Summer Term 2020 - Bridging the Gap
05 Upper Five and Upper Sixth
Learning Support Arrangements
06 EAL Arrangements
07 Bridging the Gap
08 - 12 Co-Curricular and Extended Curriculum
13 Pastoral/Health and Wellbeing
14 Network of Support
Continuity of
Education in the
Academic Programme Summer Term 2020
Summer Term 2020
Remove, Lower Four,
Lower Five
Upper Four and Lower Sixth
April 2020
Lessons continue as per the timetable via Distance Learning
Friday 22nd May
Half Term
Monday 1st June
School Exam Week School Exam Week
Monday 1st June - Friday 5th June* Monday 1st June - Tuesday 9th June*
Friday 5th June
Monday 8th June
Tuesday 9th June Lessons continue as per the
timetable via Distance Learning
Lessons continue as per the
timetable via Distance Learning
Friday 3rd July
NB all programmes subject to adjustment
* exam dates are subject to school circumstances at this time
For any further information please visit moretonhall.fireflycloud.net
Bridging the Gap
Welcome to our bespoke summer
programme for the Upper Five
and Upper Sixth.
Academic Programme
Summer Term 2020
Upper Five Upper Sixth
April 2020
GCSE preparation and revision A Level preparation and revision
continue as timetabled until the continue as timetabled until the
Friday 15th May start of formal study leave start of formal study leave
Monday 18th May
Bridging the Gap to Sixth Form Bridging the Gap to Life
Beyond Moreton
Introducing the Rylands Diploma
and our interactive summer Introducing our post-A Level
Friday 22nd May programme programme
Half Term
Monday 1st June
Bridging the Gap to Sixth Form Bridging the Gap to Life Beyond
cont. Moreton cont.
Morning Sessions: Morning Sessions:
A Level Taster Lessons What to do on results day
Faculty based research projects Student finances
EPQ preparation Post-A level Study skills
Rylands Diploma Life Skills Research project
sessions University webinairs
Academic enrichment OM zoom chats: “what I wish I
opportunities had known on leaving school!”
Practical and creative Afternoon Sessions:
enrichment opportunities Fitness and well-being
Afternoon Sessions: challenges
Fitness and well-being Mindfulness
challenges Cooking for independence
Mindfulness
Cooking for friends
Monday 29th June
Moreton Sixth Induction Week
ME application process
Virtual open days
Countdown to September
sessions
Friday 3rd July Summer reading lists
NB all programmes subject to adjustment
www.moretonhall.org 05Learning Support
Arrangements
The Learning Support department is The department is in contact with pupils
continuing to provide interventions and and staff to maintain access to all of the
support for its pupils in the new online curriculum. Staff continue to adapt their
learning environment. Sessions have teaching for all learners. The department is
transitioned online through a variety of on hand for any queries and all pupils are
methods from Zoom to online platforms welcome to contact for support.
such as spell zone and typing club. Pupils are
able to engage with their teacher to access The normal study skills programme that has
additional support and continue to progress. already been delivered to Upper Five and
For pupils moving onto further education, Upper Sixth earlier in the year will continue
study skills for university are being run via for the Lower School through a series of
online learning platforms through their online tutorials and videos.
teachers.
EAL Arrangements
The EAL department are continuing to Upper Sixth pupils who were unable to
support all international pupils across many take their final exam have been reminded
time zones to ensure pupils have access to to contact their individual universities for
the full curriculum whilst learning from a advice and a new IELTS indicator test is
distance as well as opportunities to remain currently being piloted and being used by
culturally and socially engaged. Pupils are some universities in these times.
joining live lessons where their time zones
permit and carrying out their other tasks set The EAL teachers are always here for you if
within their own time zones and are doing a you have any questions at all and here are
great job of this. Provisions have been made some useful self study websites to keep up
for pupils to access Firefly from their home your English in your free time. Remember
countries to allow continuity of education to that reading a good book is one of the
be smooth. best ways to improve your vocabulary and
sentence structures!
All pupils have weekly year group meetings
with the Head of EAL to discuss approaches www.learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org
to study skills (such as time management www.primaryresources.co.uk
and essay structuring), accessing online www.learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org
resources and to check in with each other. www.funbrain.com
Please continue to keep bringing your very
valid suggestions to these meetings and
to share your home learning experiences.
EAL pupils are encouraged to utilise the full
Housemistress and tutor support as they
normally would. Please remember we are all
still here to support you!Bridging the Gap
Our Bridging the Gap programme is a and future plan. In addition, a wide ranging
bespoke series of activities and talks series of sessions led by Old Moretonians
designed to prepare and equip our Upper and focusing on pertinent issues such as
Five and Upper Sixth students for the next ‘managing student budgets’, ‘student self-
stage in their adult lives. catering’, ‘funding a Gap Year’, ‘life as an Art
Foundation student’ and ‘top tips to make
With public examinations cancelled, the the most of your work time and downtime’,
time traditionally allocated to study leave will ensure our Upper Sixth students leave
has provided us with a unique opportunity the Moreton Hall bubble ready to take on
to provide a varied and lively programme of the world beyond.
tailored, life skills based sessions.
For the Upper Five, Bridging the Gap
For the Upper Sixth, the programme has includes introductions to the Rylands
been shaped by and in many sessions Diploma Life Skills programme and to the
led by OMs and will include a specially Extended Project Qualification. Fun sessions
commissioned series of life skills challenges creating an end of Upper Five Year Book;
with OM Jo Chavasse. An introduction to team building sessions as the next Lower
university level study skills; university led Sixth, and a series of A Level Taster lessons
sessions on ‘What to do on Results Day’ ensures there is something for every taste.
and ‘Research Skills’; practical sessions The programme also includes our traditional
and challenges including Mrs Davenport’s Moreton Sixth Induction Week with the
Kitchen lessons, Miss Jones’s ‘Well-being Moreton Enterprises application and
Workshops’ and many fun fitness challenges, interview process.
will ensure there is something for every taste
www.moretonhall.org 07Co-Curricular and
Extended Curriculum
The current situation presents an ideal programme. Some activities continue to
opportunity for Moreton pupils to try new run on a weekly basis, as outlined in the
things and discover new ways of working programme below, whereas other challenges
together. It is as important as ever to engage and competitions are running over the
with peers and staff through the activities course of the term.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1:20PM 1:20PM 4:15PM 4:00PM 12:00PM
Chamber Choir Show Choir Mini MUN School Lower School
Production Reading Club
of Lion King
Rehearsals for
Stables & U4
4:00PM 5:00PM 5:00PM 1:00PM
Prep Chamber Eco Team Art-at-home Upper School
Choir A new activity will be Reading Club
posted every week
5:00PM 5:00PM 1:20PM
North Shropshire Model UN Chamber Choir
Training
Orchestra
5:00PM 5:10PM
Senior Sport Chat Virtual Jenner
6:00PM
Face 2 FaceExtended Curriculum
Art Volunteering and Physical sections of your
The Art department are posting an Art award. Changes have been made to the way
activity suitable for any age, once a week that sections of the award can be completed
on a Thursday, on our Firefly page. These and participants can make changes to their
aim to get you flexing your creative muscles chosen activities for the duration of this
with objects you have around you. Art is time. There are plenty of ideas of activities
everywhere! that you can undertake on the DofE website
https://moretonhall.fireflycloud.net/art-and- www.dofe.org. If you require help to change
design your activities on eDofE or are unsure of
how to progress please contact either Miss
Randle (Bronze participants) or Mr Lang
Charities (Gold participants).
Moreton Hall wants to do something to help
health services here and around the world Some examples of changes that you might
to fight the Coronavirus outbreak. And so like to make are:
the Charities Team and the Jenner Society
are joining forces to raise money for local Physical Activity - if you have been logging
hospitals around the school in the first half hours of participation in team sports such as
of term and a hospital in Tanzania that the hockey or lacrosse or completing sports that
school has links with in the second half of require access to facilities that you cannot
term. The idea is for pupils, staff, parents and use at the moment such as badminton
OM’s to take a photograph of themselves you might like to switch to logging your
wearing sunglasses* and to send this to personal fitness activities. I suggest you use
marketing@moretonhall.com where the a fitness tracking app on your phone such as
photograph will be added to a wall of images RunKeeper or Strava to log your activity to
that will build up over time. And of course, use as evidence.
to make a donation on the Schools Just
Giving page. Further details will be posted Volunteering - it is unlikely that you
on social media and any donations will be will be able to undertake your normal
really appreciated and divided between local community based activities and visits such
hospitals. as volunteering at Dolywern or the RJAH
hospital but there are plenty of activities
*Why wearing sunglasses? The Jenner in the local community that can still be
Society has links with the Robert Jones undertaken. Have a good look at the DofE
and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in website for details but helping to collect
Gobowen and the League of Friends has shopping or prescriptions for vulnerable
asked for support for different projects neighbours or family members can be
including a Wellbeing Room for staff and recorded towards your volunteering hours
sunglasses for patients so they can sit during this time.
outside safely!
Skills - you may still be able to continue with
the skill that you had previously chosen but if
you do need to change for a few weeks then
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
that’s fine. It may be a good time to start a
Although the Bronze and Gold expeditions
completely different skill or you may find you
are on hold for the time being there is still
have more time to devote to an existing skill
plenty that you can be doing to continue
for example learning a musical instrument.
working towards completing the Skills,
www.moretonhall.org 09Extended Curriculum cont.
English and Drama Geography
The English department reading list, with The theme for this year’s RGS Young
recommendations for all ages, is available on Geographer of the Year competition is ‘The
Firefly. world beyond my window’. Pupils from Year
https://moretonhall.fireflycloud.net/library/ 3 upwards can take part and further details
reading-lists. can be found at
www.rgs.org/schools/competitions/young-
Avid readers may also enjoy Project geographer-of-the-year/2020-competition
Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org, a website Mrs Plowden will provide more details about
dedicated to publishing every work of how we will be taking part at Moreton. The
literature no longer under copyright law. It’s Geography department are also working on
particularly good for 19th century novels. some challenges to get you out and about
These can be freely downloaded to an to discover the geography on your doorstep.
e-reader. Mr Reynolds recommends Mary Why not use this time to delve deeper into
Elizabeth Braddon’s sensation novel ‘Lady the subject.
Audley’s Secret’:
www.gutenberg.org/files/8954/8954-
h/8954-h.htm History and Classics
Sixth Form historians and classicists may
The Creative Writing club will continue this wish to contribute to this term’s edition of
term with Mr Reynolds. Keep a lookout for The Historian which will be published during
further details of how to take part. the first half of the term. All year groups can
participate in the ‘Object: History’ project
that Mr Dennison has launched. Pupils are
Digital Theatre encouraged to undertake a piece of Antiques
www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education is a Roadshow-style research to investigate and
great way to watch theatre productions and interpret objects of material history within
can be watched on smart TVs. Login details their own home. It can be anything - from
can be found on Firefly. a marvellous painting to a piece of 1960s
cutlery. We won’t be investigating value.
You may enjoy tuning into The National
Theatre live screenings on YouTube at 7pm Both the History and Classics department
on Thursday evenings or The Shows Must Go reading lists can also be found on Firefly and
On with Andrew Lloyd Webber on YouTube exam classes may also enjoy exploring the In
at 7pm on Fridays. Our Time archives of radio programmes.
The Theatre For Life are running monologue
workshops that you can sign up to take part Languages
in via their website As we look forward to a time when we can
www.theatreforlife.co.uk. travel again why not use this current period
to build your existing linguistic skills or start
learning a new language? In the coming
weeks the Languages department will be
sharing ideas and challenges to help you
explore both the language and culture of
different countries.Extended Curriculum cont.
Music Moreton’s Dawn Chorus Composition
Despite living in a virtual world, the Music In a bid to get a little closer to nature we
department is constantly thinking of ways would like to encourage pupils and staff to
to bring the Moreton community together. submit a short audio clip of ‘bird song’ that
Choir and orchestra rehearsals continue to they hear whilst in their garden or on their
meet up on a weekly basis to offer support daily walk. The clips will be combined and
to each other and look at different ways we layered together to create our very own
can make music together. The Show Choir Moreton ‘dawn chorus’. Again, the more
have already created a virtual rendition of recordings, the better, so please feel free to
Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi and plans are get involved by recording your audio on the
underway for their next piece. There will ‘voice memo’ app on your phone and send it
be plenty of opportunities for the whole in to your Divisional Head:
Moreton community (pupils, siblings, parents Roberts - blanchardj@moretonhall.com
and staff) to join in with over the coming Calvert - peelh@moretonhall.com
weeks. Norton - griffinp@moretonhall.com
Vincent - campbelll@moretonhall.com
Moreton Hall ‘Practice-a-thon’ 2020
We all know that ‘practice makes perfect’ but Each recording earns a divisional point -
do we know how to actually turn that into parents who send them in will gain points for
reality? We are all very good at the ‘I don’t their child’s Division.
have enough time’ excuse but now that we
all have plenty, let’s put it to the test. We Barbirolli Society Virtual Informal Concerts
are running this for the whole term and it We are planning to hold some informal
can include anything that takes time, effort ‘virtual’ concerts this term. For this, we need
and work - practice - to make it better. It can you to send in your performances. You can
be practising a musical instrument, juggling either just record the audio or do a video.
skills, a new dance move, Diablo skills, The deadline for the first set of recordings is
unicycling, learning sign language, or even Monday 4th May. Again, we would love staff
beatboxing. and parents to take part. So please, don’t
be shy, record your pieces and send them
Each entry of 20 minutes or more earns a into raynerh@moretonhall.com. If you have
divisional point, the more you practise the family members who are musicians, then
more points you earn! Pupils and staff can all brilliant, even better! I look forward to seeing
contribute to this to help their division to be and hearing your contributions!
crowned the ‘Practice-a-thon’ masters at the
end of term! Music Challenge Board
The ‘Music Challenge Board’ gives pupils
Let’s see how many skills we can learn this (and their siblings!) an opportunity to
term. Please send in videos of you practising get ‘offline’ and try out some fun musical
your different skills at home during the term activities. As part of the their class music
to raynerh@moretonhall.com - the more lessons students in Remove, Lower Four and
imaginative the better and then maybe we Upper Four will given a series of challenges
can make way for Moreton’s Got Talent Show that they can choose to get involved in.
when we return to school! Please send any completed challenges videos
directly to Mrs Diack on
diack@moretonhall.com. We would love to
see what you have been doing!
www.moretonhall.org 11Extended Curriculum cont.
Rylands Diploma Why not record your sports practices for the
In these unprecedented times, the Practice-a-thon! Senior pupils can join Mrs
importance of ‘life skills’ is brought into McDonald each Monday evening for Sports
stark focus. Our Life Skills programme for Chat to discuss sporting topics such as
Lower Sixth (The Rylands Diploma) this term nutrition and strength and conditioning. Mrs
will focus on skills that couldn’t be more McDonald has even volunteered to do a live
relevant at this time. We will be covering the cookery demonstration on healthy snacks
following topics: How to develop Resilience, that you can follow along with at home!
Healthy Mind and Body and Cooking on a
Budget.
STEM
We are lucky enough to have OM Jo If coding is your thing or a skill that you
Chavasse joining us to deliver the Healthy would be interested in learning why not
Mind and Body sessions. Jo runs a successful have a look at Code Academy. There are
childcare business (Freckles Childcare) and some amazing courses on here (Mr Lang has
delivers expert training on many aspects of done some himself) and they are both easy
health and wellbeing. to access and easy to follow. The beginners
courses are free to complete. Visit
The sessions will run on Thursdays and www.codecademy.com to find out more.
Fridays, to ensure they are available to all
students. It is also the perfect opportunity Why not delve deeper into the Sciences? The
for students to complete their Independent STEM reading list provides a comprehensive
Study, an essential component to successful list of books to stretch and challenge your
completion of their Diploma. Many students scientific thinking. The following link will
will use their Independent Study as the take you to the list on Firefly:
start of their EPQ journey. Whatever the https://bit.ly/MH-STEM
outcome of their project, it will be invaluable
to their personal statements as part of UCAS STEM will also be running a number of
applications next year. challenges throughout the term. Look out
for Mr Lang’s construction challenges and
Mrs Peel’s gardening challenges. Sixth Form
scientists might also like to contribute to this
Sport
term’s Science magazine.
PE and sport is at the very heart of health
and happiness. It benefits both the body
and the mind. It is what it was invented and
developed for so keep remembering to get
active and stay active.
You can still keep logging the miles you have
been walking, running and biking for the
United Through Distance challenge and keep
a look out for additional weekly challenges.Pastoral/Health
and Wellbeing
Moreton has an excellent reputation for Both Housemistresses and Tutors are
being a caring, supportive and family keeping in touch with parents if they have
environment. These core values continue any concerns at all, and in turn we would
in providing our strong pastoral support as encourage parents to do the same - working
we journey through this period of remote closely together is key in ensuring the
learning. There will be challenges along the wellbeing of our community.
way, and it is important you know that we
are here to support both parents and their Pupils can access Wellbeing tips and
children. information via the Wellbeing resource
on Firefly, and helpful blogs and videos
Housemistresses have been offering face to are being added each week on the Firefly
face conversations via Zoom, or telephone Dashboard. A Wellbeing Assembly takes
calls, as and when needed each week. Tutors place every Wednesday via the Firefly
are continuing to offer support to their dashboard in a weekly blog style post, which
tutees with weekly meetings as a group on will also include some videos and podcasts.
a Tuesday and Thursday, followed by one to
one meetings as required.
“Maintain Individual Relationships”
“Offer Bespoke Family Support”
www.moretonhall.org 13Network of Support Tutors Weekly and Individual Tutor meetings via Zoom. Housemistresses Weekly House Meetings and weekly individual check-ins with pupils and parents via Zoom or telephone. Designated Safeguarding Leads Sarah Hughes - Senior School Catherine Ford - Moreton First Health Centre and Counsellors The outbreak of Coronavirus and self-isolation has presented challenges many young people and our support continues to help and scaffold a way through. It is vital that we continue to take care of everyone’s emotional wellbeing and to continue supporting the pupils’ mental health during these periods of disruption. For urgent support, do not hesitate to contact the nurses’ health@moretonhall.com where they can arrange a telephone call in the first instance and are able to organise counselling via Skype or Zoom with the school counsellors. The nurses’ are also available for general queries with regards to the ongoing health needs of all pupils throughout the school. Mental Health support can also be accessed through: Access Team (formally CAMHS) - 0300 124 0093 Kooth (an online counselling service specifically for young people) - www.kooth.com Beam (a call back service for young people and young adults) email - askbeam@childrenssociety.org.uk Childline - 0800 1111 or www.childline.org.uk YoungMinds (offering support, advice and help to both young people and their families) - www.youngminds.org.uk Stem4 (supporting positive mental health in teenagers) - www.stem4.org.uk
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