Remote Learning at Bowes

Remote Learning is online learning which happens at home. This work is set by the class teacher on Google Classroom. Remote Learning will be available if the school is closed.

Aim

Our remote learning guidelines aim to:

• Ensure consistency in the approach to remote learning for pupils who are not attending school;
• Set out expectations for all members of the school community with regard to remote learning;
• Provide appropriate guidelines for safeguarding and data protection;
• Reflect the school's commitment to the UN Conventions of the Rights of the Child, specifically Articles 28, 29 and 31.

Where a class, group or small number of pupils need to self-isolate, or there is a local lockdown requiring pupils to remain at home, we will continue to develop our capacity to support pupils’ learning at home, through a strong model of ‘blended learning’, using Google Classroom as our learning platform.

This will include:

• A curriculum sequence that allows access to high-quality online and offline resources and teaching videos, and that is linked to the school’s curriculum expectations;
• Access to high quality remote education resources;
• Online tools that will be consistently used across the school in order to allow interaction, assessment and feedback, and make sure staff are trained in their use;
• Printed resources, such as textbooks and workbooks, for pupils who do not have suitable online access;
• Working with families to deliver a broad and ambitious curriculum where younger pupils and some pupils with SEND may not be able to access remote education without adult support.

We have organised our Remote Learning according to three tiers which are described in more detail in the table below: