Online Study for Students
Guidelines for working at home
Dear Parent/Carer,
We are entering a period of prolonged school closure where we are all - students, staff and parents and carers - adapting to new circumstances. I can reassure you that our staff are committed to providing the best education we can going forward. I’m sure we will be adapting and improving continually over the coming weeks.
We are committed to updating work for every class on a weekly basis as a minimum. Some teachers may set more in line with their curriculum needs.
We really appreciate your support in ensuring that students spend an appropriate time studying that equates wherever possible to their usual time in lessons. Times for study are recommended, not stipulated. We recognise that households may be managing all manner of logistics not least equitable access to technology in view of working from home and siblings needing to gain prioritised access to technology.
The work is a combination of both on-line and off-line work.
The following are the arrangements for students whilst working at home during the current situation
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Years |
Expected work |
Subject email links: |
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Year 7, 8 and 9 |
Students can complete a variety of activities as provided on Class Charts and/or Google Classroom. Students are encouraged to complete at least 30 minutes of work per time-tabled lesson for each day (as detailed on their College timetable). This will include access to college-specific online learning platforms i.e. Hegarty Maths etc. We discourage students from printing resources from online platforms at home. They can record working in exercise books/loose-leaf paper or electronically. Work is to be submitted according to individual instructions on Class Charts. |
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Year 10 |
Students will focus, initially, on Maths, English, and Science where learning resources will be made available for them to complete. These will be made available through Google Classrooms and will be highlighted on Class Charts. Students are encouraged to complete at least 30 minutes of work per time-tabled lesson for each day (as detailed on their College timetable). This will include access to college-specific online learning platforms i.e. Hegarty Maths etc. We discourage students from printing resources from online platforms at home. They can record working in exercise books/loose-leaf paper or electronically. Work is to be submitted according to individual instructions on Class Charts. |
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Year 11 |
Students who are continuing studies into the next level of education can access bridging work available via Class Charts and Google Classroom. We recommend that students dedicate a couple of hours each day to reading, wider research, induction tasks or completing practice papers. |
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Year 12 |
Students are strongly encouraged to complete a minimum of an hour per day for each of their timetabled subjects. There will be past papers for the students to use; worksheets provided; reading lists and college-specific online learning platforms. These will be made available through Google Classrooms and/or will be highlighted on Class Charts. We discourage students from printing resources from online platforms at home. They can record working in exercise books/loose-leaf paper or electronically. Work is to be submitted according to individual instructions on Class Charts. |
Teachers will be available for support at various points throughout the day and will respond to students’ questions and work through the Google Classroom portal or via subject-specific email identified above. Please note that it may take up to 48 hours to respond. If a member of staff is unwell and not able to answer a query this will, where possible, it will be picked up by another team member in order to support students.
It is important that students use the subject-specific emails identified above to communicate with staff with work.
If you have problems accessing Class Charts click the following link and an activation code will be sent to you.
or email: kprice@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk
If you have problems accessing the College User Areas, click the following link and a new password will be sent to you.
or email: login@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk
Please find attached our College guide to distance learning. This shows you the basics of how to log onto various platforms we use such as Class Charts and Google Classroom, and most importantly, what to do if you forget you log-in details. There is further guidance to distance learning on our website.