In the event of a school closure, the school is committed to providing continuity of education to its students and will do so through a process of remote (online) learning. Extensive remote learning would apply particularly in a situation in which the school is closed for an extended period of time, but a high proportion of students and teachers are healthy, and able to work as normal from home. Thispolicy does not normally apply in the event of short-term school closures (e.g. as a result of inclement weather) or a short-term student absence from illness.

Remote learning may also be appropriate in situations when students, in agreement with the school, have a period of absence but are able to work at home, at least to some extent. This may apply in cases such as exclusion from school, or longer term illness, assuming students are able to complete school work at home. Another relevant instance would be if, following an infectious disease outbreak, students are self-isolating at home but are not suffering with relevant symptoms.

There is no obligation for the school to provide continuity of education to students who absent themselves from school, with or without parental permission, in contravention to school or government guidance. This may apply, for example, if parents choose to take students on holiday during term time. Similarly, this would apply if parents made the decision, without prior agreement with the school, to absent their childfrom school ‘as a precaution’, against official guidance, in the event of an outbreak of infectious disease.

• Teachers should ensure they have effective internet and phone connectivity at home. If there are IT related issues while remote working, teachers can contact the IT Operations team via the help desk on the staff portal.
• In order that we are providing a consistent approach, heads of faculty and subject leaders are responsible for overseeing the nature and frequency of tasks set and assessed within their subject areas. All teachers should pay due care to the nature of tasks set which must be in line with the curriculum plan each subject area has, so that students have a range of activities to complete at home and are not exclusively working on a screen. Heads of faculty and subject leaders will monitor this and the teaching plan on slide 7 will cater for this flexible approach.
• Teachers are responsible for providing constructive feedback to their students in a timely manner. Subject leaders are responsible for overseeing the form and regularity of feedback. Whole Class feedback is a school policy and likely to be the best form of feedback during remote learning.
• In the event a teacher is unwell during a period of remote learning, it becomes the responsibility of the line manager to ensure work is set to her/his classes.
• Staffshould respond to reasonable amounts of communication from students, parents and teachers.

• Live lessons where applicable* – this applies to both individual students and groups who are isolating.
• Record the lesson – allows students to replay/ if they couldn’t access to view in the future.
• Students should access their class team at the start of their lesson time.
• Students listen to the lesson/ explanation whilst viewing the shared presentation.
• Students complete the task set on assignments – doesn’t need to be live with the rest of the class if no appropriate.

*e.g. PE lessons/ drama performances/ playing instruments