Our commitment is to ensure that, in the event it is required, Remote Learning at Tenbury High Ormiston Academy offers personalised, challenging and aspirational curriculum opportunities for all.
This information is intended to provide clarity and guidance to pupils and parents/carers about what to expect from remote education where national or local restrictions require entire cohorts (or groups) to remain at home.
When remote education is required, it is expected that the work or lesson will last approximately 50 minutes, to allow for a movement and screen break between each session. Lessons will begin at the usual start time. Work will be set in line with the pupils’ normal timetable.
Key stage 3 pupils will be set work via Edulink. This will be set on the ‘homework’ part of the platform. Instructions regarding submission of work (if required) will be part of the task instructions.
Key Stage 4 pupils will have live lessons for all of their subjects, following their usual timetable. Pupils access the lessons via Teams. The class teacher will ‘start’ the lesson and pupils will get a notification that the lesson has begun. Pupils will be expected to fully participate in the lesson using a variety of methods which are not limited to targeted questioning and the use of the chat function to answer questions.
Expectations for pupils’ engagement with remote education:
For Key Stage 4 specifically:
Expectations of parents and carers:
We recognise that some pupils may not have suitable online access at home. We have ensured that our resources and learning can be accessed through a range of devices including mobile devices. However, if this is still a barrier please contact the academy.
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:
For periods of prolonged closure, we would look to introduce live lessons for KS3 pupils. We also will have assessment and feedback mechanisms for prolonged closure. These are: