For learners/students accessing full time or part time home learning a contact will be made with parents/carers to assess access to remote technology and the best approach for both parent and student to class work. All students will initially have packs to start to work with whilst other accessible options such as TEAMs and Dojo are being set up. We aim to reassure learners/students at a time of uncertainty. The initial emphasis is on activities that have been seen and completed before to encourage engagement and in order to make it accessible for the learner/student and as stress free as possible for parents/carers.

• We recognise that many/all of our learners/students may not be able to access remote education without adult support. Academic learning is important, but we understand that if a learners social and emotions needs are not met there will be limited progress in meeting wider educational outcomes and a poor quality of life. Our curriculum therefore focuses on addressing the core difficulties that lie at the heart of autism.

• Each learner/student has a personalised input whilst on site and we aim to mirror this as far as possible in home learning. EHCP and targets are supported and met by therapy support programmes. Academic targets can only be met if we overcome these. English and Maths are key components of academic curriculum and continue to be the focus in home learning.

• We teach the same curriculum remotely as we do in school wherever possible and appropriate. Learners who are part time will access work at home that continues their learning that has taken place in school.

• However, for full time home learners we have needed to make some adaptations in some topics to suit the home environment.

• Targets have been kept simple as per the government guidance and relate to core targets that can be embedded through a variety of topics.

• EHCP Targets have been kept broad and linked to therapy support.

Website guides and parent guide and student guide for TEAMs/ Dojo.

RESOURCES AND DOWNLOADS

We recognise that some students may not have suitable online access at home. We take the following approaches to support those pupils to access remote education:

• Each student will be assessed as to the best method of accessing work – either by work packs, on line, email etc.

• If a student needs remote access and does not have technology to support this then the school will identify these students via class teachers and look at the best solution to the issue.

• Work will either be collected when the student returns into school each week , by the technology being used eg Teams or Dojo or by collection from home via a socially distanced home visit.

• If there are any concerns around home learning access to resources then parents should contact the class teacher in the first instance.

Remote teaching approaches:

• live teaching (online lessons)

• recorded teaching (e.g. Oak National Academy lessons, video/audio recordings made by teachers)

• printed paper packs produced by teachers (e.g. workbooks, worksheets)

• reading books pupils have at home

• commercially available websites supporting the teaching of specific subjects or areas, including video clips or sequences- website guide for parents.

• Each students’ needs are individual and all will need considerable adult support to access learning. We will work with parents/carers to deliver an ambitious, yet appropriate, offer. Class staff are led by parents/carers with regards to how often they would like contact. We aim to make weekly contact as a minimum.

• Class teachers will link weekly with parents to look at their child’s engagement in the activities and work and if the mediums chosen are right for the child and the parent.

• If engagement is a concern this will be discussed firstly with the parent as to the reasons behind this and possible additional interventions that may help.

• Weekly review with Asst Head Teacher will flag areas of greater concern for discussion and action.

• Class teachers will feedback both directly in class to PT home learners and parents and via remote calls. FT home learners will be assessed via work returned and verbal and visual feedback, basic assessment stages, reward systems.

• Feedback will be on a weekly basis.

• Therapy will engage with families on weekly basis to further support in the home environment.

• Behaviour support is available for families struggling with difficult behaviours to offer advice and support around appropriate strategies to support the child.

• Workshops and support from class teachers for parents in how to approach particular concepts and tasks within the teaching activities.