Remote Learning Provision

Attendance is essential for pupils to get the most out of their school experience, including for their attainment, wellbeing, and wider life chances. If your child is absent from school, there are a number of places to access their learning online so that they can continue their learning from home:

• Visit our curriculum page here to see what topics your child is studying in each of their subjects. 
• Students should then access satchel:one to view their lesson booklets for each of their different subjects to identify the specific areas they are currently studying. Satchel:one is available here for all students and parents to access. 
• Students in KS4 (Years 10 and 11) and KS5 (Years 12 and 13) should also contact their teachers via Microsoft Teams or email to inform them of their absence and seek specific guidance on work to complete as well as any further homework tasks.

In the coming week the National Education Union (NEU) and its members are taking further industrial (strike) action due to concerns about cuts to teachers’ pay and a lack of funding for schools which is significantly impacting the provision for students. Many of our staff are members of this union and are likely to take part in this industrial action.  As a result, we are anticipating significant disruption to the ordinary running of the school on the following dates:

• Wednesday 5th July 2023
• Friday 7th July

N.B. Please also note that Thursday 6th July is an Ark teacher training day, so school will be closed for all pupils.

To minimise the disruption to students’ education on these days, the following provision will be in place:

• Year 6 students will attend school as normal and receive a full in person provision.
• Year 7 -9 will work from home with pre-prepared online learning.  
• Year 10 will attend school as normal and receive a full in person provision.
• Year 12 will attend school on Wednesday 5th July at 10am until 12 noon. This is a compulsory session where they will be setting up their UCAS applications online. On Thursday and Friday, Year 12 will work from home. Students should prioritise completing their UCAS setup and their first drafts of their personal statements.
• On-site provision for students of key workers and a small number of students who require further support. If you are a key worker, then please complete this form here - https://forms.office.com/e/yBGRYbAN5q 

To access all of the online learning information for students in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12, please follow the link below.