We will set work for your child to complete as assignments via Microsoft Teams. These will be completed independently in the first instance.

We teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school wherever possible and appropriate. However, we have needed to make some adaptations in some subjects. For example, Physical Education lessons may focus on health & fitness, Art may focus on “dry” techniques such as drawing.

We expect that remote education (including remote teaching and independent work) will take pupils broadly the following number of hours each day:

We will deliver remote teaching and learning through Microsoft Teams (https://teams.microsoft.com). Your child will be able to login to this platform using their email address and the same password they use to logon to the school computers. The school may utilize additional platforms when setting work (e.g. Hegarty Maths, Oak National Academy) - this will be outlined in the assignments set via Microsoft Teams.

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:

• We may issue or lend a laptop or tablet to your child. This is subject to availability (which is limited).
• We may will issue or lend a device that enables an internet connection (dongles) to your child. This is subject to availability (which is limited).
• We may offer your child a place in our on-site “hub” as part of our provision for vulnerable pupils. This is subject to availability (which is limited).
• We may provide printed materials for students to study from, if none of the other options are available. In this situation, pupils will be provided with details of how they can return work to their teachers (usually by post).

For further information on any of the above, please contact Ms Lumbis (Assistant Headteacher) - jlumbis@woolwichpoly.co.uk

We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:

• live teaching (online lessons in Microsoft Teams)
• recorded teaching (e.g. Oak National Academy lessons, video/audio recordings made by teachers)
• independent tasks (e.g. digital assignments in Microsoft Teams)
• commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences
• printed paper packs produced by teachers (e.g. workbooks, worksheets) – usually by request

• Your child is expected to attend all live lessons scheduled in Microsoft Teams according to the published timetable. This includes a remote registration period at the start of each day.
• Your child is expected to complete and “turn in” all assignments that are set via Microsoft Teams by the published hand-in dates.
• Your child is expected to abide by our rules for engaging in live lessons, including keeping themselves muted, only using the chat space for work-related discussions, and following teachers’ instructions.
• Your child should have a paper/ pen (and other resources required) available for the live lesson.
• You should ensure that your child has a quiet/ organized space in which to work, and encourage them to show you the work they are producing. There is no requirement for you to support them during live lessons.

• Tutors will take a register during the remote registration period each morning, and you will be contacted if your child is not present.
• Heads of Year will have an overview of daily and weekly live lesson attendance, and you will be contacted if your child’s attendance to live lessons is below average.
• Subject Teachers will have an overview of task/ assignment completion, and will pass on concerns to Heads of Year, who may then contact you to discuss their concerns.
• Communication will take place with you via Weduc, or in some cases via telephone calls
• When concerns are raised, we expect that your child will immediately rectify these.

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:

A mixture of:

• Regular self-marking quizzes through Microsoft Forms (or other 3rd-party quiz products, such as Doddle, HegartyMaths etc)
• Whole-class feedback during live lessons following sample marking of the work that students have submitted
• Regular Q&A, and other formative assessment activities, during live lessons to provide ongoing feedback
• Individual feedback on specific assignments using a simple grading rubric (mostly used for written work)

Your child will receive feedback via a combination of the above methods from each subject every week. They may also receive personalized feedback on assignments submitted (where this is deemed suitable).

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:

• We will provide information, advice and guidance to help you support your child (as required) when accessing remote education. This advice includes:

1. Ensuring your child understands what is expected of them
2. Discussing the work set with your child
3. Encouraging your child to write down key words and sentence starters
4. Checking your child’s understanding, and if necessary reexplaining
5. Helping your child with task timing
6. Giving praise and encouragement
7. Reading or repeating instructions for your child
8. Encouraging your child to write down difficult spellings
9. Avoiding pressuring your child unnecessarily
10. Encouraging your child to take rest and movement breaks if needed
11. Build in fresh air breaks/walks to your child’s schedule

• We may provide your child with paper-based resource packs (where appropriate);
• We may offer your child a place in our on-site “hub” as part of our provision for vulnerable pupils, where they will continue to receive support from LSAs/ Mentors/ Counsellors and other staff. This is subject to availability (which is limited);
• We will contact you and/ or your child for regular check-ins to make sure your child is accessing remote education;
• We will continue to keep in contact with external agencies in order to ensure your child is getting the level of support they require;

For individual strategies and concerns, please contact the SENCO, Ms Val Smith (vsmith@woolwichpoly.co.uk)

For more information about our approach to Remote Education, please see Remote Education Plan 2 or Remote Education Plan 3.

Your child will be provided with a combination of independent tasks, tasks from commercially available websites. and recorded teaching (e.g. Oak National Academy).  Alternatively, in some cases your child may be provided with printed paper packs (usually by request). They will not usually be provided with live teaching during this period. Your child will continue to access the work set, resources required, and any feedback provided via Microsoft Teams. For further information, see Remote Education Plan 1.

Information on remote education for parents can be found here