At Milefield, we pride ourselves on the high-quality remote education offer we provide for our children to ensure their learning continues to progress.
As leader of teaching and learning, our Head of school Mr McClure has an overarching responsibility for the quality and delivery of remote education, ensuring that our provision meets expectations for our whole school community
Mr McClure (Head of school) is our named remote learning leader at Milefield Primary School.
HCAT, our staff and your children all work together to ensure no learning time is lost. Many pupils apply the same level of effort we see in school daily whilst at home. The rest of this document will detail how you can access all aspects of remote learning in case your child(ren) ever have to isolate at home.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to teachers/ TAs outside school in the morning/after school or over the phone (01226710329), or via twitter (@MilefieldP @mfps_parents) or our dedicated email address (MFPS.parents@hcacademytrust.education).
Safeguarding/Behaviour whilst Remote learning
As in school, our policies for behaviour and safeguarding remain in place whilst working at home. If we have any concerns about a child whilst online learning, we will speak to the parent/carer first and foremost. Any referrals to social care will take place as and when required.
If you require any support accessing digital equipment, please contact school via: 01226710329 or @MilefieldP or @mfps_parents on Twitter.
Top Tips for Parents
1. Set a charter with your child(ren) - what is acceptable at home? How should they stay safe?
2. Practise using Seesaw when you have spare time to go over use and how to upload work.
3. Call school if you have any queries/questions about online learning.
4. Ensure your child(ren) have time to complete their work in a quiet, comfortable space. They will require at least 20 minutes per lesson to complete and upload work. Some children may take longer.
Seesaw
We offer dynamic learning opportunities that can be responded to in a variety of ways. We want pupils, families and carers to be excited to share their work rather than force pupils to complete tasks that they do not value.
We have decided to use seesaw for extended learning. Below are examples of what home work could look like:
Points will be awarded to all pupils who return work and share their learning on Seesaw.
Below are extra opportunities for learning your child may take part in whilst at home...
At Milefield, we believe that reading for pleasure can be a huge step to unlocking a pupil's potential. It is a gateway subject which can allow a child to develop learning in all other areas of their lives.
Please see our Reading home page on our school website:
Spelling
To encourage parents and carers to support learning times tables at home we have a paid subscription for Times Tables Rockstars. Pupils will access the software in school, but they will also be given log ins so that they can practice at home. For further information on Times Times and how we use TTRockstars please see the Times Tables spark:
Does my child have to complete extended (homework) learning tasks?
These tasks will be open ended. These are there to provide extra learning for those who require it.
Does my child have to access all elements of the above daily?
We aim for all pupils to continue their learning at home. This way they see the importance of learning new skills and take this with them into later life.
Does the work completed have to follow the set task online?
No, as long as your child is completing work at home and learning more about the topic/subject. We are happy to comment on and praise any and all work produced.
I don't have the internet or a laptop at home, what can I do to ensure my child does not miss out?
You may access the majority of the above services on any tablet or smart phone device. If your child would like to complete work online, teachers may allow them some time at breaks to add tasks they bring in on paper or, they may still use paper copies and complete the paper reading records. If your child requires anything printing, please let staff know.
What about safeguarding my child whilst using the internet?
The Seesaw app and all other apps are single user only platforms. Teachers and pupils will only be able to see each others' comments/ work and teachers have to approve any work/pictures/videos before they go onto their seesaw accounts. If we have any concerns, we would call you, their parent/carer in the first instace. We also recommend that all parents/carers are internet safe and only allow children online when they are aware of what they are using. Have healthy internet usage times and share rules about safe use.
What are the benefits of online platforms for home learning?
- Children can still discuss any issues with their teacher and see a familiar face everyday.
- Parents can use this opportunity to ask for support with understanding of key concepts taught online/in school.
- If reading records or homework books are lost or left at school, home work and reading can still be uploaded to seesaw and completed digitally or on paper and a photo can be uploaded.
- Tasks are accessible at any time. If a task is too difficult or your child does not have the time to complete it, they can always return to it later - it won't disappear.
- Class teachers can 'like' uploads to show that have seen it and add comments if they believe it will help further their learning or to praise the pupil's hard work.
- Class teachers can upload activities that are linked to current learning to further pupils' knowledge and deepen their understanding.
- It will keep a digital record of all you child's home learning. Rather than keeping it in a book, which can easily become lost or damaged, there will be a digital log of what they have achieved at home.