Latchford St James CE Primary

• Children will take part in a daily morning ‘registration’ session to make sure they are well and have everything they need to undertake the day’s activities. Both the teacher and TA will be present and the timetable for the day will be shared and guidance on expectations for the lessons given. This session may then be extended to introduce the first lesson.
• We teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school wherever possible and appropriate. The children are familiar with the structure of the morning.
• Children will be expected to complete a daily Morning Maths, a directed Maths session, a Reading activity and Writing activity. There will also be activities covering areas such as: Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation and Handwriting.
• RE will be set each week as will additional activities linked to other subjects such as Science, Geography, History etc.

• Lessons will be accessible through Google Classroom.
• Log in details have been given to each child to access any learning platforms.
• Learning platform hyperlinks can be found on the website under ‘School closure information and learning’.
• Expectations for the day’s learning are shared each day through a ‘Google Meet’ session with both class teacher and teaching assistant.
• Once completed, work can be uploaded to the teacher who will mark and give feedback.
• Work should be submitted by 3pm each day to guarantee marking and feedback. Submissions after this time may not be marked until the following day.
• Any problems can be communicated through Dojo or Google Classroom. Alternatively you can email the school office latchford_primary@warrington.gov.uk
• Online etiquette guidance has been shared with children and parents to ensure appropriate use of online resources.

• School has secured the loan of a number of laptops for children who have no device to use at home. (Devices can include laptops, Ipads, Xbox, PS4 etc)
• Eligible families have been provided with the necessary device in order for their child to access their learning.
• Parents must complete a disclaimer accepting full responsibility for the device whilst off the school site.
• Any child struggling to access online learning for any other reason is invited into school.
• Information has been disseminated to parents for support in increasing their home data allowance.
• Instructions and guidance have been shared with all pupils and parents on how to access learning and parents are able to communicate any concerns or difficulties through Class Dojo or email.

• Each teacher will record their lessons on Loom and upload at the beginning of each school day.
• Instructions for each session is shared by the class teacher as guidance for parents and pupils.
• Textbooks have been provided for recording work.
• There will be an expectation that children will upload work onto Google Classroom or Dojo in order for the teacher to mark.
• To supplement lessons, teachers may direct pupils to specific activities or links on educational websites such as Oak National Academy and BBC Bitesize.
• Project work and/or internet research activities will be set for subjects other than maths and English.

• All children are expected to join the Google Meet session each morning. A daily register is kept and those not engaging will be contacted by the class teacher in the first instance and then followed up by a member of SLT should this continue.
• Engagement in online learning is mandatory and any persistent non-engagement will be classed as ‘missing in education’ and reported to the Attendance officer at the local authority.
• Guidance on establishing a routine for the day has been shared via Class Dojo and on school newsletters.
• There are expectations that parents support and promote the engagement in their child’s online education. Parents will be required to assist children in logging into relevant learning platforms, making sure they have a structured day with sufficient breaks and adhere to the Google Meet ‘Code of Conduct’, which can be located on the ‘Home Learning’ page of the school website.
• Any changes or updates will be communicated to parents via email, Class Dojo, Newsletters and the school website.

• The register will be taken daily during the ‘Google Meet’ session.
• Children’s engagement with home learning is checked daily and a record kept.
• Parents are encouraged to notify the class teacher if there are any concerns or problems and timely responses are given.
• In the first instance, the class teacher will contact parents to establish whether there are any problems with gaining access to online learning.
• Following this, a member of SLT will contact home.
• If there is no engagement following this, the attendance officer at the local authority will be informed.
• Rewards will be given to children for their engagement and effort through the Class Dojo behaviour system and one child will be selected each week for their outstanding efforts to receive a postcard which will be sent home in the post. They will also be mentioned on the school’s weekly newsletter.

• Children will be required to upload work onto the Google Classroom forum or on Dojo to be marked by the teacher.
• Teachers will mark submitted work and give children feedback.
• Feedback will be given daily to the children and work returned where corrections are needed. Work will then be re-submitted.

• Teachers are setting differentiated work to address all learning needs.
• Risk assessments are in place for those children with an EHCP who are currently working from home so that we can be sure that their needs are being met.
• Timescales for submitting work are differentiated to accommodate differing needs and abilities.
• Work accessed on additional learning platforms is set at the individual child’s level so that they can work independently.

Where individual pupils need to self-isolate but the majority of their peer group remains in school, the education provided will be the same. The teachers will set all work online and children will access this either from home or school.