Contacting Teachers and the School during a period of school closure
The school office will be manned from 9:00 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. daily. Email will be monitored from 9:20 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily.
The school office will be manned from 9:00 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. daily. Email will be monitored from 9:20 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily.
The following is an outline of our school’s aims and objectives towards Remote Teaching & Learning:
Platforms in use by the school for Remote Teaching and Learning
The communication platforms and remote learning platforms in use by the school will be
ZOOM CODE OF CONDUCT
Teachers will ensure that all parents have their school email addresses to facilitate regular and effective two-way communication. Parents will be encouraged to provide feedback to teachers regarding their experience of Remote Learning and any difficulties they may have or support they may require. Parents will be encouraged to contact the school via email for technical or other support.
- Effective, two-way communication between the school, school staff and parents/guardians
- Continuance of Teaching and Learning via suitable and appropriate digital/online platforms
- Universal pupil engagement with Remote Learning
- Increased real-time engagement between teachers and their classes/groups
- Improved social/emotional support for pupils
- More effective, user-friendly pupil and parent engagement with Zoom
- Better quality Remote Teaching through use of instructional video and audio clips
- Use of a variety of content creation apps to produce better quality instructional material
- Daily communication and engagement between teachers and pupils/students (including classroom work assignment and returns, feedback and assessment)
- Coverage to the whole Curriculum, to the greatest extent possible
- Appropriate differentiation of work for pupils of varying abilities
- That pupils are enabled to work independently
- Safe and secure Remote Learning for all pupils
- Compliance with GDPR in terms of protecting personal and sensitive data
Platforms in use by the school for Remote Teaching and Learning
The communication platforms and remote learning platforms in use by the school will be
- Aladdin (Communication)
- Email (Communication)
- Phone (Communication)
- SeeSaw (Teaching and Learning)
- Zoom (Video Conferencing)
ZOOM CODE OF CONDUCT
- Parents must provide the school with consent for their child(ren) to engage in Zoom sessions via Aladdin Permissions in Aladdin Connect.
- In the case of one-to-one Pupil-Teacher/SNA Zoom sessions, the child's parent/guardian must be present with (beside) the child for the duration. Under no circumstances will teachers or SNAs engage in one-to-one Zoom sessions without a parent being present at all times.
- In the case of whole class or group Zoom sessions, a parent/guardian must be nearby (within earshot and visual range) to supervise. The parent must be aware of what is taking place.
- The pupil must not engage in Zoom sessions from his/her bedroom. The child should take part from a communal room such as sitting room or kitchen.
- The pupil must be fully dressed.
- The pupil must present ready and prepared for work.
- Taking photos or video/audio recordings of Zoom sessions, by any means, is strictly prohibited. Any evidence of violation of same will be treated with the utmost seriousness and reported to the relevant authorities.
- "Chatting" during Zoom sessions is not allowed. The teacher should ensure that the chat function is disabled prior to the meeting.
- Staff members, families and pupils are expected to behave in an appropriate, safe, respectful and kind manner while engaged in Zoom sessions. Any unruly, disruptive behaviour or use of foul language will result in ejection from the session. The offending person will not be re-admitted nor will he/she longer be admitted to subsequent Zoom meetings.
- Lurga National School cannot accept responsibility for the absolute security of Zoom, in the unlikely event that it is compromised.
Teachers will ensure that all parents have their school email addresses to facilitate regular and effective two-way communication. Parents will be encouraged to provide feedback to teachers regarding their experience of Remote Learning and any difficulties they may have or support they may require. Parents will be encouraged to contact the school via email for technical or other support.