Remote Learning

Pupils who meet the benefits-related free school meals eligibility criteria, and are at home accessing remote learning, are issued with a supermarket voucher by the national Government scheme. For those eligible children attending school, a lunch time meal is provided.

The DfE recognises that due to the further disruption caused by school closures, primary assessments cannot continue as intended. They have therefore cancelled the statutory Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 tests and teacher assessments planned for summer 2021, including the Year 1 phonics screening.
Ministers have also decided it will not be mandatory to complete the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) assessment in 2021 but instead will be asking schools to make ‘best endeavours’ to undertake it.

On the 19th April, DfE released advice for parents and carers looking after children with special educational needs and disabilities.
The guidance give parents access to:

• a list of online education resources for children with SEND;
• coronavirus educational resources from The Sensory Projects;
• SEND-specific resources for learning from home from Tech Ability; advice on supporting children with a learning disability or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) from the Council for Disabled Children;