We appreciate how challenging it is juggling these difficult times whether that be working as a key worker, working from home, worrying about family members or trying to keep one another positive. Home schooling our children is not something we thought we would be doing.
Home Learning
Whilst we understand how difficult this new way of learning is, it is so important that we are able to support your child's learning at home so that they are in line with their classmates when we do return to school. We are working hard to respond to the work students are completing during this time away from school to try ensure that students feel supported and their progress is not negatively impacted upon during these unprecedented circumstances.
It is vital that school work continues for all year groups. Even though Year 10 will have some time in school, the majority of their learning will still be done at home. This period of lockdown has not been a holiday from school work. Teachers continue to upload work to Google Classroom on a regular basis for their classes.
Thank you for your hard work and dedication in supporting your child in their home learning.
Our teachers have tried really hard to provide high quality lessons and encouragement to our students. Online lessons allow students to work at their own pace. Assignments give pupils the flexibility to juggle their work around specific family circumstances.
Expectations
Many students are completing their online lessons. If your child has not been completing their work they still have time to make sure they are up to date for their return to school in September. We will not be setting online work during the summer holidays, so your child can attempt to complete some of the work during that time. This will help to ensure that the gap between the students completing work and not completing work is as small as possible when we return to school.
Top Tips
Some top tips from other parents who are home-schooling include:
- Structure the day
- Use the student planner to keep organised
- Be kind to yourself
- Review work completed at the end of the day
- Trust your child with managing their time
- Keep a sense of humour - there has also been a suggestion about the need for chocolate and other treats to keep you going!
Support
As a school we will do everything we can to ensure our students do not suffer, however we will not be able to make this time up so every bit of learning that your child can do at home will be vital in making sure they are not behind their classmates.
Your support in ensuring that your child is accessing home learning is very much appreciated. The work on Google Classroom is supported by clear instructions and teachers are always available to answer any queries or questions that your child may have.
If your child doesn't have access to a computer, they can either download the Google Classroom App on their phone, or we can supply paper copies of work should you require them. Please let us know what your child needs and how we can support them.