Remote Education Information
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt normal education, Flixton Primary School has worked hard to deevlop its Remote Learning offer to the families it serves. Below is information about Remote Learning at FPS.
Remote education provision: information for parents
This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency to pupils and parents or carers about what to expect from remote education from Flixton Primary School where national or local restrictions require entire cohorts (or bubbles) to remain at home.
For details of what to expect where individual pupils are self-isolating, please see the final section of this page.
The remote curriculum: what is taught to pupils at home
A pupil’s first day of being educated remotely might look different from our standard approach, while we take all necessary actions to prepare for a longer period of remote teaching. In the first instance, children will need to ensure that they have the relevant login information for the school’s platforms, including School Spider and/or Google Classroom, our two main resources.
Will my child be taught broadly the same curriculum as they would if they were in school?
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Remote teaching and study time each day
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:
Key Stage 1 |
3 hours |
Key Stage 2 |
4 hours |
Accessing remote education
How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?
Our school uses School Spider, via the Pupil Area of our school website (www.flixtonprimaryschool.org.uk) and Google Classroom as the primary centres for accessing learning activities. Children in Key Stage 2 primarily use Google Classroom, whilst EYFS and Key Stage 1 access School Spider. Logins for both areas are provided by school. |
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:
We have not yet had a situation where we cannot provide suitable devices and/or internet connectivity, but in the unlikely event this was to happen, school would provide paper copies, and resources where possible and practical, to families on request. If this proved impractical, we would class the child as ‘vulnerable’ because of the difficulties in accessing learning, and offer an in school placement. |
How will my child be taught remotely?
We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:
Some examples of our remote teaching approaches:
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Engagement and feedback
What are your expectations for my child’s engagement and the support that we as parents and carers should provide at home?
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How will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns?
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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:
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Additional support for pupils with particular needs
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:
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Remote education for self-isolating pupils
Where individual pupils need to self-isolate but the majority of their peer group remains in school, how remote education is provided will differ from the approach for whole groups. This is due to the challenges of teaching pupils both at home and in school.
If my child is not in school because they are self-isolating, how will their remote education differ from the approaches described above?
Assignments and tasks will continue to be set on School Spider or Google Classroom, dependent on which year group your child is in. On the first day of self isolation, teachers, who will be working as usual in school with their classes, will need time to create and share assignments with children. Work will be based, where possible, on the work that is being covered in class, and teachers will provide feedback. Instruction may be provided by videos from alternative, reputable educational sources such as White Rose or Oak National Academy. There will be no live lessons, as teachers will be teaching the rest of their class. If parents have concerns about engagement, they are able to contact school via the normal channels and we will endeavour to support children in an appropriate and timely way.
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