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- Coronavirus: how to support reading remotely Stay on top of remote reading to fully support any pupils who need to learn from home. Get tips from reading expert Alex Quigley on how to make sure all pupils have access to age-appropriate home-reading texts.
- GDPR: using technology to deliver remote learning Understand how to stay GDPR-compliant if you're using a digital education platform, recording live lessons or accessing YouTube. Get information on seeking consent and storing records, and use our template letter to help you notify parents about the data you're processing.
- How 4 primary schools are making excellent use of G Suite for Education or Office 365 Education These schools and trusts are using digital education platforms in different ways to keep pupils and teachers connected during school closures and support children to learn at home. See whether one of these approaches would work for you, whether you're new to using these platforms or looking to do more.
- How 4 secondary schools are making excellent use of G Suite for Education or Office 365 Education These schools and trusts are using digital education platforms in different ways to keep pupils and teachers connected during school closures and support children to learn at home. See whether one of these approaches would work for you, whether you're new to using these platforms or looking to do more.
- How to deliver live lessons to pupils learning from home and in school Learn from computing lead and teacher, Ben Chaffe, about how his school is approaching live lessons to reduce teaching workload and keep pupils at home engaged. Find out how he incorporates pupils who are learning from home into lessons in school – and get practical tips on how to make this work for your school.
- How to track the quality of your remote learning: strategies and templates Get a clear picture of the quality of your remote provision across your school for pupils who need to learn from home. Learn how to carry out virtual pupil pursuits and remote lesson observations with our downloadable templates, to make sure your staff are getting the support they need.
- Live lessons and 1-to-1 video calls: template risk assessment Use our risk assessment to help you put measures in place to keep pupils and staff safe during video lessons and 1-to-1 video calls.
- Remote learning: how 5 primary schools use formative assessment in live lessons From gamified quizzes to treasure-coin rubrics, see if the approaches these primary schools are using could help you check pupils’ understanding during live lessons.
- Remote learning: how 5 secondary schools use formative assessment in live lessons From free whiteboard tools to simulating a walk around the room, see if the approaches these secondary schools are using could help you check pupils' understanding during live lessons.
- Remote learning: how to deal with ‘over-supportive’ parents Parents aren't teachers - they won't always know how much support is the 'right amount' when it comes to helping their child learn at home. See the strategies that 4 schools are using to help discourage parents from doing their child's work for them, and learn how to use it to your advantage if parents insist on getting over-involved.
- Remote learning: how to keep pupils with EAL on-track Find out from The Bell Foundation experts how to provide high-quality remote provision for pupils with English as an additional language (EAL). Learn how to make remote lessons accessible, keep conversation skills going, and get the most out of free online translation tools.
- Remote learning: how to keep your school community connected during partial closure During lockdown school communities across the country have found new ways to communicate and hold on to what makes them special, even when forced to stay apart – and here’s how. Doing something different? Share your idea too.
- Remote learning: how to make the best use of small group sessions Whether they're in lessons or having a break, pupils learning remotely can benefit from small group activities. See how video calls and breakout rooms can give your pupils opportunities to talk, play and work together while they're learning at home.
- Remote learning: how to make your own YouTube videos for effective teaching Some schools have been using home-made teacher videos to continue education and keep pupils and teachers connected while they were closed. Here’s how you can do this, with examples from schools that are making it work for them.
- Remote learning: how to provide effective feedback Small group sessions, real-time feedback, voice notes, emojis and more – get top tips from 8 schools across the country to help you deliver vibrant and engaging feedback, both during and outside of live lessons.
- Remote learning: how to provide opportunities for peer interaction Social interaction is an important part of going to school for pupils, and it has a host of mental health, motivation and learning benefits for them too. Get ideas for how to make sure your pupils are still able to interact with each other, both in and out of lessons, while many are learning from home.
- Remote learning: how to support disadvantaged pupils Find out how to help hard-to-reach families support their child during home learning, and make sure your remote lessons and activities are suitable for your most disadvantaged pupils.
- Remote learning: how to support parents of pupils with SEND It’s going to be harder for some pupils to access your remote learning without support from their parents. Here are some suggestions for helping these families, while remembering that parents are not teachers.
- Remote learning: how to support parents who are struggling For parents with limited time or language skills, supporting their child’s remote learning can feel overwhelming. Find out how schools are helping them, and read our case study to learn how one school adapted its remote learning offer to suit the needs of its high proportion of families with EAL.
- Remote learning: how to support pupils with SEND Experts from nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs) explain how to provide high-quality remote provision for this vulnerable group. Find out how to support parents, get the most out of support staff and make resources accessible.
- Remote learning: monitoring pupil engagement Here's how you can work out whether remote pupils are engaging with the work you're setting so that you can provide additional support if necessary.
- Remote learning: self-evaluation form (SEF) Use our SEF to rate your school's remote learning provision - it's based on the DfE's expectations and review framework, evidence-based recommendations from the Education Endowment Foundation and advice from top school leaders. The criteria here will help you identify areas for improvement, plan your next steps and review progress throughout the year.
- Remote learning: strategies to tackle low engagement With schools partially closed and many pupils learning from home, find out what steps you can take to help pupils and their parents/carers overcome barriers to engagement.
- Remote teaching: tried and tested ways to develop staff expertise Clear goals, getting to grips with the basics, short feedback loops and self-reflection makes for great professional development. Here's how 3 schools are applying these principles to develop their teachers' remote teaching skills this year.
- Staff briefing: how to design and deliver remote lessons Download and present this staff briefing to help your teachers feel confident about planning and delivering good remote lessons. Use our prompts to customise the briefing for your phase and approach, and share the handout with teachers so they can use the checklist and tips each time they adapt a classroom lesson for remote delivery.
- Top tips for making blended learning more manageable From making sure teachers don't have to do two lots of lesson planning, to working out how to provide live lessons to pupils at home - blended learning can be tricky to manage. Here are some ideas to help make it a little easier.
- What’s your top tip for getting started with G Suite for Education? Share your tips on getting started with G Suite for Education to help thousands of school leaders across the country.
- What’s your top tip for getting started with Office 365 Education? Share your Office 365 Education top tips here to celebrate what you’ve learned and help thousands of school leaders across the country.
- Why every school should use a digital education platform Stay connected, re-create the vibrancy of your classrooms and give children a sense of normality again by moving to a digital education platform. They're simple to set up and use, and you can uphold your school's quality of education – whatever your learning ambitions.