Our full remote education policy document can be found on our policies page.
In the event that the academy is required to partly or fully close (e.g. due to extreme weather conditions, or if advised to do so by government authorities), we will switch to remote education. Remote education continues to promote subject scholarship, provides continuity of education and students continue to learn according to the planned curriculum in each subject area.
Students will follow their normal timetable (using the normal academy day timings). During lessons, teachers will provide an appropriate mix of blended learning; which will normally take the form of approximately 20 minutes of a live lesson, followed by a range of activities. During the timetabled lesson time, teachers will be available in the respective Google Classroom to assist students as much as possible for the following 40 minutes of the lesson.
Aims of Remote Education
We continue to teach as much of the normal planned curriculum as possible. In practical subjects, we use video demonstrations where possible/appropriate.
In the event that a live lesson cannot be delivered, or where it is more appropriate for the subject, the teacher will set work (which might include a pre-recorded lesson). Teachers will post clear instructions on their respective Google classrooms so, students know arrangements for the lesson.
Students are expected to have their cameras and microphones off during any teacher input or direct instruction. Any communication with the teacher/peers can be via the chat function or the teacher can also invite a student to un-mute in order to offer their response to a question. Equally, there can be collaborative documents, forms or slides used to capture answers, responses or thinking.
We expect students to put learning first, by fully engaging with the work and behaving appropriately at all times. Behaviour that falls short of expectations will be sanctioned inline with the academy behaviour policy.