Get help with remote education
As the new national restrictions guidance released last week made clear, the government is continuing to prioritise the long term future of children and young people and will not be closing early years settings, schools, further education colleges, or universities.
Pupils can be absent for a range of reasons, including illnesses other than COVID-19, so remote education is a vital support to school work. We have worked with sector leaders to publish a package of resources designed to support your remote education planning and delivery. You can access all of these resources from this dedicated page on GOV.UK.
You can find specific resources designed to support school leaders and classroom teachers below.
Support for school leaders
| Access a sector-led good practice guide to support you in developing your remote education contingency plans. |
Demonstrator schools and colleges network
| Access peer-led advice and bespoke training from a network of schools and colleges who are experts in their use of technology. |
Webinars
| School leaders shared what worked for them to get their schools set up to deliver remote education in 45 minutes webinars. |
Access to technology for pupils
| Get help for pupils who can’t access technology at home, including laptops for disadvantaged children and help with internet access. |
| Get help for pupils who can’t access technology at home, including laptops for disadvantaged children and help with internet access. |
Funded EdTech support
| Access funded support to get set up and trained in Office 365 Education or G Suite for Education digital platform. |
Support for classroom teachers
Online events this week
| A week-long event run by the Demonstrator Network will run from 9 – 14 November aimed at using technology to support remote education, including how to prepare pupils for exams. |
Webinars
| Teachers shared what has worked for them when teaching remotely in 45 minutes webinars. |
Example lessons for remote teaching
| Teachers can access examples of lesson plans that are annotated with tips and ideas schools have found useful when teaching remotely. |
Resources from Oak National Academy
| Access resources from Oak National Academy which have been created by teachers and offer around 10,000 lessons across a variety of subjects for reception to year 11. |
Resources library to support your technology use
| Access an online library of tools, tutorials and guidance to support teachers and pupils, including support for less tech enabled schools and colleges as well as those with systems already in place. |
Remote education support for further education
There is additional support available to FE staff, including:
- peer-to-peer advice and training through the EdTech Demonstrator programme including intensive 1:1 support, live webinars and tutorials, and a library of resources to ensure you are making the best use of technology (including devices and digital platforms).
- the autumn term guidance to support FE leaders in developing their remote education contingency plans
- support in using educational technology and developing online teaching skills from the Education and Training Foundation.
- digital curriculum content and resources from organisations funded by the Department of Education (DfE) including Jisc and World Skills UK.
guidance on how FE providers can use the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund and the adult education budget to help students overcome financial barriers to participation in remote education.
Hosting ITT trainees can help ease the load
We know hosting ITT trainees can feel like an additional challenge for schools right now. However, ITT trainees are critical workers and have the potential to play a significant role to ease the load this year.
For example, trainees can, with the usual mentor oversight, take responsibility for small groups of pupils, create online learning materials, re-plan lesson sequences or deliver catch-up lessons.
Placements can be more flexible than ever this year, so there is scope to agree an arrangement that suits your school.
Trainees are the future of the teaching profession. To learn more about hosting trainees, contact ITT providers in your area. You can find providers offering courses near you by searching the find teacher training website.
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