Remote Learning Expectations - Uphill Village Academy

Dear Parents

I just wanted to write to thank you personally for your commitment and efforts relating to home learning. We cannot express how impressed we all are with the way that our children have adapted and engaged so quickly with their remote learning. I know that many of you are juggling responsibilities and that it isn’t always easy but we appreciate all that you are doing.

Last week, we sent out a survey to all of you seeking feedback on our remote learning provision. We have had a great response so far, if you haven’t had chance to complete it yet, we would welcome your feedback and comments. The link is below

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ViObpySMIkm0IMbibQtAkTJenKFnknJJkhJBi7WqbTZUMUhOWVAzRUNJOEw0TkhINkE4MFAyQk1MNy4u

Our live sessions are going really well and both children and teachers are enjoying the opportunity to connect. Can we just remind you that children need to be dressed for the sessions in appropriate day wear (not pyjamas or onesies). In addition, we would also request that they are at a suitable learning space in your home, ideally at a desk or table in a communal area. To safeguard both the children and teachers, all live sessions are recorded and all recordings will be kept and managed by the school in accordance with data protection regulations.

When online, the children have been really good at following our remote learning charter and are very respectful of other children on the call. For your information, I have attached a copy of charter so you understand what has been agreed with the children.

Please remember, we are here to help and if you need any support, advice or guidance do get in touch using the year group emails or our learning mentor emails or ringing the office.

I hope you have a restful and calm weekend.

Yours Sincerely

Sam Hodder

Principal

Our Remote Learning Charter

We have the right to be heard

• When in a live session, we have the responsibility to listen to other people when it is their time to talk.

• When in a live session, we will use the agreed hands up feature to signal that we wish to speak.

• When in a live session, we will only comment in the ‘chat’ feature when the teacher asks us to or if we have a question about the task or work set.

We have the right to be safe and healthy

• We have the responsibility to respect each other and think about how our behaviour affects others. We will only post messages in the chat when in a session and when told to do so by an adult.

• We have the responsibility to use kind words in any messages posted about learning and when talking using the microphone on.

• We have the responsibility to consider others’ well-being.

We have the right to learn and be the best we can

• We have the responsibility to complete all learning that is given to us when learning remotely.

• We have a responsibility to try our hardest with our learning and to ask for help if we need it.

• We value our learning and take pride in everything we do.

• We have a responsibility to use our Learning Skills to help us: Resilience, Perseverance, Courage, Positive mindset, Problem solving.

As adults we will…	As learners we will…
Be consistent, fair, caring and respectful	Have trust in the adults around us
Have high expectations of ourselves and learners	Always do our best and take on the learning challenges that are offered to us
Model positive interactions and provide opportunities for collaboration	Take turns, share ideas and work through challenges together
Create inspiring learning resources using a range of online approaches	Take care of each other and show respect to others
Speak clearly and firmly and give clear instructions	Listen and ask questions
Agree and share rights and responsibilities with learners	Stick to our agreed learning charters
Login to remote learning at the agreed time everyday ready to be partners in learning