Remote Education
Requirement from Government
The remote education provided should be equivalent in length to the core teaching pupils would receive in school and will include both recorded or live direct teaching time, and time for pupils to complete tasks and assignments independently. The amount of remote education provided should be, as a minimum: • Key Stage 1: 3 hours a day on average across the cohort, with less for younger children • Key Stage 2: 4 hours a day
The following is taken from OFSTED guidance:
What is remote education?
There are different definitions out there, but these are the ones we will use here:
- Remote education: a broad term encompassing any learning that happens outside of the classroom, with the teacher not present in the same location as the pupils.
- Digital remote education: often known as online learning, this is remote learning delivered through digital technologies.
- Blended learning: a mix of face-to-face and remote methods. An example would be the ‘flipped classroom’, where main input happens remotely (for example through video), while practice and tutoring happen in class.
- Synchronous education: this is live; asynchronous education is when the material is prepared by the teacher and accessed by the pupil at a later date.
Common myths about Remote Education
Some unhelpful myths exist about remote education, which are not based on evidence.These include that:
- remote education is fundamentally different to other forms of teaching/learning
- remote education is a different curriculum/offer to the content that would be delivered normally
- the best forms of remote education are digital
- the best way to deliver remote education is always through live lessons
- the most important thing is pupils’ engagement
AIM:
This document outlines how we will operate if a local lockdown is implemented and our school needs to closed to all but the children of critical workers and vulnerable children.
Our Remote Education Provision document provides clarity and transparency for our parents about what learning you can expect to be provided for your child.
Please click the link below to read our plan.
