Emerging Home Learning strategies inc inclusive OnlineLine Tools
See Introductory blog on Home Learning during School Closures

Many primary schools have now established a home learning strategy including use of an online communication platform for use with families, with considerations of home access inc mobile only.  Key discussions from primary schools has centred around what schools want to achieve for their families and pupils –  to connect, communicate, motivate and celebrate.  Key is the ability to track engagement, two way communication and ability for positive feedback using technology that is easy to set-up and use for all families irrespective of their home access.

• SeeSaw works well on mobile, successful feedback this week large number primary schools across UK, inc London – easy set-up, high-impact.
• ClassDojo works well on mobile set-up by a large number of primary schools in the UK, inc London with reports of very high impact- 97% engagement from across social economic groups.
• Google Classroom – positive usage with families being shared from Hanover primary school, the school was already set-up and with confident staff users inc SLT, reporting 2/3 families actively engaged during the first week. 
• MS Office 365 – Positive usage Newington Green usage introducing Teams, again already set-up and confident experts at SLT levels.
• Popular Edtech Platforms have been providing dynamic support to schools and families, as well effective hand-in, feedback and assessment tools – inc 2Simple, Busythings, J2E, DoodleMaths
  
• Curated TV/Youtube proving very successful – see below,

*Note all schools report the need to target families who do not initially engage with these platforms, eg via phone and email and support from other families.

Content for Online Platforms
Across all these platforms schools are setting achievable, motivational and open-ended activity, avoiding  pressure on families and supporting routine and achievable activity.

• Teachers upload daily class story readings, with comprehension questions that children can post back via video or notes.
  Headteachers upload weekly celebration assembly videos.   
• Very important to set offline activities to support Family Routine + quick wins – Visuals and Posters being shared widely on Parent WhatsApp groups
  https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/ New e.g being shared.
  Home Learning Packs proving very successful, to compliment online tools  – four examples linked in above blog inc offline packs
  *Islington School Improvement have customised Robin Hood Learning Projects with LGFL and other localised online content via CSOnline new HomeLearning Portal
  Islington are also offering to print packs for schools. 
  Robin Hood has asked schools to share back how they use these to the exec HT staylor@robinhoodschool.co.uk so ideas can be shared.
• Curated YouTube/BBC Content very successful – thank you Newington Green on twitter for idea.  We are keeping this Youtube collection updated
  * Top Tip – Daily lessons coming soon Monday 20 April, BBC Bitesize will publish daily online lessons for all ages + dedicated TV channel full of learning content, podcasts on BBC Sounds and loads of educational video on iPlayer https://bbc.co.uk/bitesize