'Living, Loving, Learning Together'
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Remote Education Information for Parents
School leads: H.Bannon, J. Hodges
Date: 20th January 2021
Review Date: March 2021
Remote education provision: information for parents
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
What should my child expect from immediate remote education in the first day or two of pupils being sent home?
Class teachers have organised timetable detailing remote learning opportunities each day from 9am to 3pm. All pupils have access to online support programmes such as Purple Mash, Rising Stars, Spelling Shed which they are already use regularly in school. |
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?
Please see below some statements that may be helpful. In this section, please delete all statements that do not apply, and add details if appropriate:
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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 |
Key Stage 3 and 4 |
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Accessing remote education
How will my child access any online remote education you are providing?
All pupils will access their online learning through Microsoft Teams children will be able to ask questions and request support during the day using Teams chat. All tasks will be set as Teams assignments and children will ‘jhand in’ the work they do and feedback will be given using Teams. |
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:
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How will my child be taught remotely?
We use a combination of the following approaches to teach pupils remotely:
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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 likely 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?
Currently, national lockdown, the offer for pupils in school and at home remains the same. We have ensured individual pupils self-isolating are taught a planned and well sequenced curriculum with meaningful and ambitious work each day in a number of different subjects, including providing feedback |