Cheadle Catholic Junior School
Remote Learning
In the event of groups of children or all pupils having to stay at home (due to extreme weather, health and safety/ building issues or local/national restrictions), remote education will be provided through the use of the school SeeSaw site from Day 2 of closure.
SeeSaw is a web-based platform that allows teachers and students to communicate and share learning.
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?
- We aim to provide a home learning experience that matches, as much as possible, our school curriculum plans.
How will my child be taught remotely?
We will use a combination of approaches to tailor our remote learning provision to meet the needs of our children.
Some examples of our remote teaching approaches are:
- pre-recorded lesson videos
- recorded teaching from external source (e.g. Oak National Academy lessons)
- live class sessions on Zoom
- printed paper packs produced in extended periods of closure (e.g. White Rose workbooks, a variety of worksheets and activities)
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?
Ideally, we would like children to engage in their home learning as if they were at school. However, we recognise that our families have a variety of different home circumstances, and we have tried to ensure that our provision addresses any challenges as much as possible. We expect our children to engage with our remote education provision on a daily basis (sticking to a daily timetable, where possible).
We understand that, due to work and other commitments, full engagement with home learning will not always be possible. We ask that parents contact us to let us know of any difficulties and we will endeavour to find a solution.
Teachers will offer a high level of support and feedback in a variety of ways. Feedback will be given for the majority of pieces of work – some pieces will receive more detailed feedback than others, and some work will be set, which will not require any feedback.
Children may find some of the work challenging and may ask for support from parents. If a child is finding a piece of work particularly challenging, we ask that you inform their class teacher (through SeeSaw) and they will be on hand to support.
How will you check whether my child is engaging with their work and how will I be informed if there are concerns?
Engagement will be checked daily by teachers monitoring submitted work and via our Zoom sessions and pastoral phone calls. If we are concerned about a child, we will contact parents/carers to discuss our concerns and we will aim to work together to find a positive outcome. If school is not able to make contact, we will follow our safeguarding procedures.
How will you assess my child’s work and progress?
Teachers will be in contact with children on a daily basis via SeeSaw. Assessment and feedback will be ongoing as work is submitted by the children. It will take on a variety of forms (including individual feedback on specific questions within a piece of work and whole class feedback addressing common misconceptions).