How can my child access home learning and homework tasks?
We believe that learning at home is a vital part of developing a child’s knowledge and understanding. It allows children to share what they have been doing at school with family members and encourages learning beyond the classroom. Regular reading, times tables, phonics, writing, maths, science research are just a few of the home learning tasks that can be completed to support what children know and remember from their lessons in school. Home learning and homework tasks can be set on Teams for our older KS2 pupils and via online sites e.g. Timestables Rockstars, SPAG.com, BBC Bitesize, etc. This is in addition to the paper-based homework sent out to pupils.
We recognise that some pupils, for example some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), may not be able to access home learning homework tasks 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:
- Provide calls to families to seek views ensuring correct adjustments are made so the child can access their work.
- Provide materials to support learning at home including pens, paper, reading materials etc.
- Ensure that resources sent out to younger pupils, or those with additional needs, provide resources the children can access e.g. phonics work, differentiated maths sheets, etc.
- Physical materials such as story books and writing resources.
- Use of online reading resources, White Rose Maths, Phonics Play and other appropriate resources.
Please see the following guide on accessing Microsoft teams via Playstation or XBox for completing homework tasks set by class teachers:
How can I help my child be safe online?
In school, we are able to restrict access to sites but at home pupils may be able to find material that is unsuitable. With increased usage and reliance on remote learning parents are encouraged to read safety tips on how to keep children safe whilst online. Any concerns regarding this can discussed with school via telephone as our aim remains to provide learning for your child that is accessible and safe. There are a wide range of sites to support online safety for children that can be accessed for advice and support:
- https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
- https://www.childnet.com/
- https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers
- https://www.internetmatters.org/schools-esafety/parent-online-support-pack-teachers/
- https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
Click the link for useful ideas for learning at home with your child:
