Remote Learning












Remote Learning - Senior department

Remote education provision: information for parents/carers 

This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency to pupils and parents or carers about what to expect from remote education when students are self-isolating and in the event that restrictions require entire cohorts to remain at home.


Remote education for self-isolating pupils

We will ensure that class work is available for individual pupils self-isolating through Google Classroom.  However, there may be a bit of a delay, for example if a teacher is teaching all day and does not find out that a student is self-isolating before that morning.  If your child does not have any work for a lesson please remind them that they have their knowledge organisers which they should revise and learn as well as access to online resources such as mymaths, kerboodle and GCSEPod.  Please contact your child's form tutor in the first instance if you have any concerns or questions.

Remote education if an entire cohort or the school is required to remain at home
A pupil’s first day or two of being educated remotely might look different from our standard approach whilst we take all necessary actions to prepare for a longer period of remote teaching.

What should my child expect from immediate remote education in the first day or two of pupils being sent home?
Year 10 and 11 pupils will have lessons in accordance with their school timetable.  These will either be live lessons or clear instructions will be available on each pupil’s Google Classroom as to the tasks they are to do.

Years 7-9 will be set class work on Google Classroom.  So far as possible this will be set in accordance with their school timetable but it may be adapted to allow us time to set up remote learning for a longer period.  Parents/carers will be informed at the time.

Following the first few days of remote education, will my child be taught broadly the same curriculum as they would if they were in school?

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:

How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?

If my child does not have digital or online access at home, how will you support them to access remote education?
We recognise that some pupils may not have suitable online access at home. We take the following approaches to support those pupils to access remote education:

How will my child be taught remotely?
We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:

What are your expectations for my child’s engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?

How will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns?


How will you assess my child’s work and progress?

Feedback can take many forms and may not always mean extensive written comments for individual children. For example, whole-class feedback or quizzes marked automatically via digital platforms are also valid and effective methods, amongst many others. Our approach to feeding back on pupil work is as follows:


How will you work with me to help my child who needs additional support from adults at home to access remote education?

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 in the following ways: