Remote Education
At New Siblands School, we believe that school attendance is essential to development and in preparing pupils for future education and life beyond education.
In specific circumstances the school may be required to offer remote education to ensure that pupils continue to receive a high-quality education offer.
The DFE guidance is clear that remote education should not be viewed as an equal alternative to attendance in schools.
Remote Education will be offered in line with the good practice outlined in the DFE guidance that can be found at:
This will only ever be a last resort where a decision has already been made that attendance at school is not possible, but pupils are able to continue learning. These occasions will be rare, falling into two broad categories:
- School closures or restrictions on attendance, where school access for pupils is restricted
Any remote learning put in place will be done so with the agreement of parents and advice from any other relevant professionals who are supporting that child. For example, remote learning will not necessarily be expected if a child is clearly too unwell and receiving ongoing medical support.
Any offer provided could include, but not be limited to:
- Consider access to digital devices and resources if appropriate
- Some kind of remote access in real time, depending on the needs of the pupil