Remote Learning and Continuity Plan

This information is intended to provide clarity and transparency so students and parents/
carers know what to expect from remote education if the school was to close to some or all students due to prolonged severe weather, damage to the school building or due to local or national restrictions such as during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

As a school and Trust, we strive to be creative, innovative and support our children and parents in the best way possible to make learning purposeful and holistic. Our strategy for remote learning continues this if we were required to move to remote learning. 

Whilst initially there may be some disruption and deviation, after the first few days of remote education, we will aim to teach broadly the same curriculum as if the students were in school. However, we may need to make some adaptations for some subjects. For example, in more practical subjects or where specialist equipment is required, it may not be possible for the same content to be delivered. 

Aim

 This Remote Learning Policy aims to:

• Ensure consistency in the approach to remote learning for all students who aren’t in school through use of quality online and offline resources; this would be likely during an extended period of closure, during shorter time periods online platforms will likely be utilised for independent study.
• Provide clear expectations for members of the school community with regards to delivery high quality interactive remote learning.
• Include continuous delivery of the school curriculum, as well as support of motivation, health and well-being and parental support.
• Support effective communication between the school and families and support attendance.

 Resources for learning

 Resources to deliver remote learning may include:

• Microsoft Teams/Googleclass for the delivery of live lessons or sharing of pre-recorded material.
• Websites such as BBC Bitesize, Oak Academy, Seneca, Tassomai etc.
• Physical materials such as books and worksheets.

All instructions will be communicated to students in advance, via Arbor, no later than 08.30 each day.

Learning framework

The following elements create effective lessons and mirror the approach of learning in school:

• Review previous learning – retrieval practice of prior learning linked to this topic, or interleaved.
• Explanation – outline the purpose of the lesson, and teach new concepts, key terms and vocabulary, alongside addressing misconceptions.
• Model – model worked examples, addressing misconceptions and share visual examples.
• Practice – provide opportunities for students to apply their new knowledge through differentiated, purposeful practice.
• Reflect – provide students with the opportunity to evaluate their work and reflect on the learning process.
• Review and respond – summarise the learning and provide feedback; reteaching as required.

Remote learning day and week plan

Key Stage 3 - five hours remote learning per day and this may be a mixture of live lessons (approx. 50%) and pre-recorded lessons/resources. This will also include:

• One Assembly per week
• One hour of PSHE per fortnight
• Feedback each week

Key Stage 4 and 5 - five hours remote learning per day this may be a mixture of live lessons and pre-recorded lessons/ resources; but it is envisaged that most lessons will be ‘live’. This will also include:

• One Assembly per week
• One hour of PSHE per fortnight
• Feedback each week

Attendance and engagement

Attendance will be recorded and logged as normal via Arbor. This will be monitored by teachers and senior leaders.

We expect all students to engage fully with the remote learning that is set, and we recommend that parents and carers support their child’s routine by keeping them to their normal school day routines and timetables as far as possible and by ensuring that students have a suitable place to complete remote learning. Class teachers will also record levels of engagement via Arbor by logging rewards and highlighting any concerns which will be followed up by Heads of Year. 

Live lessons and safeguarding

As with lessons in school, and our safeguarding policy, staff and students will take the additional steps below to maintain a high level of safety for everyone:

• No live lessons will be 1-to-1.
• Staff and children must wear suitable clothing, as should anyone else in the household.
• Any computers used should be in appropriate areas, for example, not in bedrooms; and where possible be against a neutral background.
• The live lesson will be recorded on the platform used, so that if any issues were to arise, the video can be reviewed.
• Live classes should be kept to a reasonable length of time (max 50 min), to support the wellbeing of the students, their families and school staff.
• Language must be professional and appropriate, including any family members in the background.
• Data Controllers need to reassure themselves that any teaching/learning software and/or platforms are suitable and raise no privacy issues; or use cases against the providers terms and conditions.

 IT resources

We recognise that some pupils may not have suitable online access at home. We will take the following steps to support those students to access remote education:

• Our pastoral teams will identify students where accessing online remote learning may be difficult. In these situations, and equipment depending, we will support families to borrow laptops or similar.
• Students can access any printed materials needed if they do not have online access by contacting their Head of Year who will liaise with relevant curriculum teams.

Updated January 2026