We expect that remote learning will take pupils approximately the following number of hours each day:

• Nursery and Reception: one to two hours per day
• Years 1 and 2: three hours per day
• Years 3, 4, 5 and 6: four hours per day

 

Top Tips for Remote Learning

It is important that the conditions are suitable for children to be able to learn at home:

•             Stick to a familiar routine as much as possible with your child, including set wake up and bedtimes.

•             Design your day in a way which best suits your family/work commitments/lifestyle.

•             You may find it helpful to create an informal timetable or ‘to-do’ list (see example timetables below). 

•             Ensure that your child takes regular breaks from learning activities and screen time. 

 Remember: short bursts of learning with regular breaks is much better than a long, unproductive learning session.

 

Wellbeing Wednesday

Wellbeing Wednesday is a timetabled break for families and an opportunity to turn off screens each Wednesday afternoon. Ideas for screen free activities for families can be found on DB Primary. Wellbeing Wednesday is inspired by the 5 Ways to Wellbeing – an evidenced-based approach to improving your mental health:

• Connect
• Be Active
• Take Notice
• Keep Learning
• Give

For more information, visit: https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/mental-health-at-work/taking-care-of-yourself/five-ways-to-wellbeing/ 

Years 1 to 6

Every day, pupils will be provided with a task for each of the following subjects:

• Maths
• Phonics/Reading
• Writing including GPS (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling) and Handwriting
• PE 

Additionally, pupils will complete the following subjects each week:

• Humanities (twice a week)
• Science (twice a week)
• Computing
• PSHE
• Art/Design Technology
• Music 
• French (only Years 3, 4, 5 and 6)

 

Example Weekly Timetable Years 1 to 6

The following is an example weekly timetable for Years 1-6.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
PE	PE	PE	PE	PE
Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths
Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
Reading	Reading	Reading	Reading	Reading
Writing and GPS/Handwriting	Writing and GPS/Handwriting	Writing and GPS/Handwriting	Writing and GPS/Handwriting	Writing and GPS/Handwriting
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Humanities	Science	Art/ DT	Humanities	Science
Computing	PSHE	Wellbeing Wednesday	Music	French or GPS/Handwriting

 

Nursery and Reception

While at home children will be provided with daily tasks for each of the following subjects:

• Maths (including number formation where appropriate)
• Phonics
• Writing/Mark Making (including fine motor activities and/or letter formation where appropriate)
• PE 
• Storytime

Children will have weekly tasks for the following:

• Understanding the world 
• Music
• PSHE
• Communication and Language
• Art and Design 

 

Example Weekly Timetable Nursery and Reception

The following is an example weekly timetable for Nursery and Reception.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
PE	PE	PE	PE	PE
Phonics	Phonics	Phonics	Phonics	Phonics
Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths
Writing/Mark Making	Writing/Mark Making	Writing/Mark Making	Writing/Mark Making	Writing/Mark Making
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Communication and Language	PSHE	Art and Design	Understanding the Word	Music
Storytime	Storytime	Wellbeing Wednesday	Storytime	Storytime