Remote Learning

Remote Learning Contingency Plan

Coronavirus continues to be prevalent in the UK and, whilst this situation remains ongoing, Five Spires Academy will endeavour to respond robustly to the challenges it poses to the education of our children.

The school and the REAch2 Academy Trust, will continue to adhere to the latest government, and public health guidelines to minimise the spread of the virus.

We truly hope our Fives Spires community stays well. Just to be prepared in case anyone does need to self-isolate and will not be in school for a short period of time, we wanted to explain what will happen and how your child will continue with their education. Firstly, the well-being of your family is the most important thing and we hope that you all remain well both physically and mentally. If you are asked to self-isolate, we do understand that this will be a worrying time. We are still here for you and can be contacted in the normal ways.

Click here for our Remote Learning Offer.

What to expect if my child needs to self-isolate

Your child will be able to access the self-isolating learning using their Teams account. All Key Stage 1 and 2 children have log-ins and have been accessing homework through Teams. (Please note that EYFS will have access to learning via Class Dojo).

If you require any assistance with Teams please follow our help guides - see the links at the bottom of this page.

Teachers will provide work that corresponds to their peers and where appropriate, will share links, recordings or PDFs of flipcharts to support home learning. We appreciate that it is unlikely you will have all the manipulatives and resources that we have in school, but please use what you have at home to substitute.

Please remember that during self-isolation this will mean that your child should:

• Not go to school or any public places and not use public transport or taxis.
• Not go out to get food or medicine; order it online, or by phone, or ask someone to bring it to your home.
• Not have visitors in their home, including friends and family, except for people providing essential care.
• Not go out to exercise; exercise at home or in your garden, if you have one.

Covid-19 Contingency Plan in the event of Bubble or School Closure

At Five Spires Academy we have put in place a contingency plan designed to minimise disruption to teaching

and learning, in the event of future lockdowns. (See the document outlining our 'Remote Learning Offer' above.)

Technology to Support Home Learning - Office 365 & Teams

From September 2020, all staff and pupils will have access to Office 365 and the interactive facility of ‘ Microsoft Teams’.

In the event of a bubble closure, school closure, local or national lockdown:

All parents will receive a text and letter via email to communicate the situation.
Teachers will ensure all pupils and parents have the appropriate logins to access work on Teams.
Teachers and parents will alert the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to any pupils without access to technology at home so that remedial action can be taken e.g. check eligibility for a loan of laptop or i-pad or printable packs of learning.
Teachers will upload learning onto Teams. The weekly timetable will be shared. Work will be uploaded into clearly labelled and dated folders for ease of navigation.
Teachers will provide a live or recorded introduction to key lessons via Teams, with clear modelled examples of the work expected. Where possible, worksheets will be kept to a minimum.
Teachers will take into account the different needs of their pupils, including those pupils with SENd, when providing home learning.
Teachers will respond to parent queries within 1 week, unless there are mitigating circumstances e.g. illness
Teachers will provide links to recommended online resources to support parents and carers.
All pupils can be allocated a 'Home Learning' exercise book to use at home, should parents require. Collection can be arranged via the office.

Parent Guides to Using Microsoft Teams

Parent Guide to using Microsoft Teams Parent Guide to Remote Education

Microsoft Teams Parent Support videos by Netangel.org

“Microsoft TEAMs Support” are videos that cover how to set up Teams on different userfaces, logging in and out numerous TEAMs accounts on the same device, navigation of the App itself and lots more.

Click on the live links below for each of the videos.

What is Microsoft Teams and what challenges do parents have?

How to install and navigate around Microsoft Teams?

How to print and sign out and back into MS Teams?

Parent Consent for Remote Learning

It is essential that parents / carers complete a Parental Consent Form for Online Sessions as part of our safeguarding procedure. This will be sent to parents via Forms in the event of a bubble or school closure.

REMOTE LEARNING POLICY

Click here for our Remote Learning Policy

guidance for parents - safeguarding pupils while remote learning

Guidance for Parents - Safeguarding Pupils While Remote Learning