June/July Remote Learning Plan for Parents

Dear Parents/Carers

 Re: June – July Remote Learning Update

We wanted to continue to provide information regarding your child’s curriculum for the next 3 weeks – w/c 22^nd June, 29^th June and 6^th July.

Our teachers will continue to be guided by the following principles:

• consolidating learning while introducing new content carefully;
• ensuring students can access the work whatever their home or personal circumstances. Our 3 week plans should ensure students have an appropriate amount of ‘core’ work to complete with the additional opportunity to undertake some extension work – often reading or research based – so we can maintain students’ academic progress;
• assessments simplified to enable students to check understanding periodically.

We will also commence structured online teaching w/c 22/6/20 for all year groups to enable students to be supported online by their teachers in this period.

For all year groups, please note the points below:

• Work will continue to be organised into 3 week sections, so students have some flexibility in how they approach tasks, depending on their personal circumstances.
• Where work has not been completed, teachers will notify students by email and copy parents into a follow up email if there is still no response. Further concerns will then be forwarded to Learning Leaders so they have an overview of each student’s engagement and can address this sensitively with families on a case by case basis.
• Academic Progress Reports for all year groups will be published to parents before the end of term.

Years 7 & 8

 Year 9

• In Option Subjects, departments will establish bridging courses for students to access GCSE content and preparation for their option choices from 22^nd June – students will be invited to Google classrooms by subjects for which they have opted from next Monday and should complete work in these areas to support their transition to GCSE study.
• If students want to complete their courses in subjects they have not opted for next year, they are welcome to do so and will continue to receive feedback from teachers.
• Departments will provide some feedback where work is completed in bridging courses.
• In Option Subjects, online teaching moves to instructional video in Y9 to support students’ positive access to courses they have chosen.

Years 10 &12

• Teachers will contact parents of students in Y10 and Y12 w/c 22^nd June to offer the opportunity of a phone conversation between now and the end of term. If parents would like to discuss their child’s progress with their teachers, please respond to the email with preferred days and times. Teachers will attempt to make contact, and if they are unsuccessful, will forward an email detailing your child’s strengths and areas for development.

Given the points above, across the next 3 week Programme of Study, departments will set work to the notional equivalents detailed below:

Year 11

For Y11 students that have expressed a desire to return to Rainford 6^th Form, subjects have created Google Classrooms and bridging units designed to supports students’ transition to A- Level study. They have been invited to these classrooms since 1^st June, and we would encourage students to undertake the work set there to maintain and develop strong academic habits in preparation for their return to school. We will not challenge work that is not completed, but will recognise and offer feedback on work that is submitted. Above all, we want to ensure students feel supported in this transition at this time.

Should you have any concerns or queries, please contact us at school through the school website or at [email protected]

A more detailed plan of the work being set in each subject can be downloaded here: Remote Learning Outline June – July

Your support at this time is greatly appreciated –

Best wishes –

Rainford High School