Summer Challenges for HomeLearning, Online Safety, AR CPD & Google Library

All Newsletter Updates collated https://islington-gov.j2bloggy.com/Islington-Computing-Online-Safety/home-learning/ (Week 12)

This Week Online CPD + Challenges + Activities for Children and Families 

– CAS Virtual Showcase Computing at School two-week packed online  CPD programme that runs from Monday 22 June to Friday 3 July

– Islington Leaders Chat Wednesday 1 July 5pm (time requested by schools – contact Katy for access) AR Special with Bradley LGFL + Phil Birchinall, Immersive Content at Discover, Plus Kahoot for Home learning with Rachel Coathup from Leo Academy Trust
*At 6pm we will share short demo (15 mins)  of latest google classroom, seesaw and classdojo for home learning

–Three Discovery Team at Angel store, who support Islington schools are back with remote sessions for families and schools and exciting schedule advertised this week, (Contact Katy to connect)

–DoodleMaths Summer Challenge designed to engage and motivate children to continue their learning throughout the summer at home.
Many Islington schools are set-up with Doodle and it is important to set-up this challenge with families.  Katy has a number of DoodleMaths family subscriptions available.
-Wonderful Summer writing challenge from Anson Primary school – accessible and fun!
-https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary with New STEM starters

Urgent Online Safety Updates + Health Wellbeing ScreenTime Tips for Families 

Schools have reported a number of very serious online safety incidents during the lockdown period and continue to use a range of communication channels with children and families at home to share Online Safety support inc fun challenges, newsletter reminders and scripted weekly phone call. *internet use during the night is a key concern.
Updated lockdown resources LGFL, CEOP, Safer Internet Centre and Common Sense Media summarised here
The DFE published this new guidance for parents  last Friday, not all parents will have capacity to digest this document and schools should consider using bitesize reminders, with practical ideas for boundaries e.g. tech at bedtime and during the night.  The CMO guidance on Screen time as been recommended and page 11 has a useful image  and this from Mental Health org, very visual and accessible for most families.

Very helpful parent letter template from LGFL Plus updates KCSIE inc Online Safety  Latest Home Learning Resources, Ideas to connect, communicate, motiv​ate and celebrate, track engagement and targeting support to families

Feedback from schools – success where setting achievable, motivational, open-ended activity supporting routine, exercise, balanced screen-time and providing regular feedback to celebrate learning shared.
(Via class dojo, seesaw, J2E, google classroom etc) Below are the latest resources, inc fun challenges around vital daily activity such as reading and exercise, to help counter excessive screen time:

* Mark Boylan, CAS leader with Jane Waite shared progression template for Computing to support Assessment and Portfolio development at last week’s leaders event.
Islington lead teachers, supported by Sue Adams will be completing an Islington Progression template ready for September.

Computing and Gaming Workshops for Families This Week 
Workshops Families This Week https://code.org/break And https://www.digitalschoolhouse.org.uk/live-workshops  And https://www.raspberrypi.org/at home And https://www.stem.org.uk/home-learning/primary ​And https://www.barclays.co.uk/digital-confidence/eagles and a new STEM magazine for 7+  and https://idea.org.uk/

*We will collate Summer Schools for children and families ready for next week’s newsletter, here is a starter from Apple https://www.apple.com/uk/today/camp 

Ongoing CPD via Webinars from LGFL inc SEND, CAS and DFE Cloud Offer

Continued Support from Islington Lead teachers – Remote Learning, Computing and Online safety, 1-1 sessions inc OFSTED Deep Dives and here (lockdown pushed Online Learning up the educ agenda)

* Assessment tool from Simon Haughton https://sites.google.com/view/simonhaughton/knowledge-organisers

Primary Schools have considered live video conferencing for teaching lessons and leaders are unanimous that instead videos will be uploaded.  There will be schools who do choose to use VC but this must be done with careful consideration, as there are obviously key safeguarding concerns, as well as practicalities of teaching classes of primary age children, if not already established.  https://www.safeguardinginschools.co.uk/live-meetings-with-zoom/ Andrew Hall https://swgfl.org.uk/resources/safe-remote-learning/ https://coronavirus.lgfl.net/

Parent Support direct with Bradley Dardis – offering phone and other support https://twitter.com/BradleyDardis/status/1245258066196680704

J2E have released j2Homework and some guides: https://just2easy.com/media/J2homework.mp4 & https://just2easy.com/distancelearning/index.html

Office 365 support is also available for all LGfL Schools https://education.microsoft.com

Teaching & Learning, Best Practice and Guidance support: jose.kingsley@lgfl.net

Technical support, set up and guidance: https://support.lgfl.org.uk