We are using Class Dojo as our online learning platform.  Class teachers have shared the weekly timetable and children are expected to log on and watch the lessons and then upload their work ready to receive feedback.  A member of staff from each class will be online to support you with any questions you may have about your child's work.

The academy will endeavor to deliver the full curriculum to children, in line with what teaching would be in place should we be at the academy in person. Our curriculum offer will remain broad, balanced, and mirror the EYFS, KS1 and KS2 National Curriculum.

Whilst we will cover the subjects, there may be some adjustments that need to be made to the existing curriculum for more practical subjects (such as PE, Art, Design Tech and Music).

In the instance that children need to engage in remote learning, due to self-isolation, bubble closure or whole school closure, the academy will work hard to ensure that no child is left without work to do in the immediacy. Pupils will be able to log into and access ClassDojo, and access their lessons and work resources. Pupils will have access to teachers for support and guidance at set times within the normal school day hours.

The minimum amount of time remote education should be in practice for Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) is 3 hours per day. This may be less for younger children. For Key Stage 2 children (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6) this is increased to 4 hours per day. This includes pre-recorded video and PowerPoints, the work pupils are set after these as well as other sessions such as times-tables practice and reading. Please refer to your child's timetable for their lesson times. 

Pupils will be able to log into and access ClassDojo, TimesTables Rockstars, Accelerated Reader, Charange and Purple Mash. If you need support accessing any of these, please contact your child's class teacher in the first instance or email admin@oasisaspinal.org

Where pupils do not have access to internet at home, we will be in contact to discuss the support available for either a place in the academy, support we can offer to provide internet access at home or paper-based resources.

We will do our very best to support any children without access to a device or internet at home with the support to rectify this. We are doing this through 4G dongles and tablets / laptops.  

If we are unable to rectify this then a child without internet or device access is able to attend our on-site provision, in line with the government guidance.

We expect every student to engage in lessons as they would in the classroom, and similarly our staff will be checking student understanding in the same manner as well. This could take the form of online quizzes, marking/assessment of assignments or work uploaded to their ClassDojo portfolio or other apps, or in-class engagement.

We know that strong parental engagement is important to make this successful, and therefore endeavour to communicate regularly with you around how the remote learning is going. We will be there to offer support on how to access the information remotely around resources, lessons and your child’s attendance, behaviour and engagement.

We will be checking that children are viewing the lessons on ClassDojo and that they are uploading their work at the end of the lesson to their portfolio.  We will be carrying out weekly quizzes to ensure we have a good overview of their understanding and engagement.  Feedback from their work will also help us to see how many children are actively engaging in lessons and we will be monitoring attendance of each lesson. 

If there are any concerns we will ensure we are in contact with you as parents and carers by telephone or email.

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:

• Differentiated work via messages
• Paper packs to supplement learning where required after consultation with the SENCO
• Support from SENCO and staff in class
• Accessing a place in school if necessary

Work will be sent through private message on ClassDojo for pupils to complete at home and upload the completed work to their portfolio.  Pupils will also have access to their in school apps such as Purple Mash and Accelerated Reader.