School Closure – Distance Learning

Recognising the potential gaps in learning caused by the Covid lockdowns disrupting children’s education, schools received funding form the DfE for Covid Gap recovery which was spent in the following ways at St Patrick’s School in 2020-21:

• Interventions delivered close the knowledge gap for target pupils in years FS 1-Y6 in foundation subjects.

1. Continuation of seesaw as a platform for interventions in the school day and as homework. £880
2. Daily 20 min interventions planned to address knowledge gaps in foundation subjects in all year groups on a cycle across the day/week.
3. Purchase 6 i pads per year group= 50 I pads plus cases for seesaw interventions £12,500

1.2 Interventions delivered close the knowledge gap for target pupils in KS 2 for Reading, SPaG & Maths.

1. Classroom Secrets Kids online 12 week gap filling intervention.
2. Continuation of seesaw as a platform for interventions in the school day and as homework.
3. Teachers assess using Star Assessments and plan, deliver & review interventions accordingly.

1.3 Meet pupils wellbeing needs through trauma informed practice.

1. Use the City Routes to Inclusion programme to assess needs of individuals and plan appropriate interventions and re assess following interventions.
2. Interventions delivered by FT ELSA/ Mental health first aider. ELSA is currently part time- increase hours to full time until end of the academic year 20-21.£4,016
3. Work with parents and outside agencies to identify issues for individuals needing additional emotional/wellbeing support.
4. Training for all staff on trauma informed practice 14^th & 21^st July.

1.4 Assess the knowledge gaps in pupils’ learning Yr 1-6 in maths, Yr2-6 in reading & plan interventions accordingly to address.

1. Purchase Star Assessment materials in reading & maths approx. £2,600
2. Teachers assess using Star Assessments and plan, deliver & review interventions accordingly.
3. Use the DfE ‘Ready to Progress’ and White Rose primary SOL Lesson by Lesson overview to plan maths interventions for each year group.
4. NELI Project delivered to target pupils in FS 2

This academic year 2021-22, in addition to the 2020-21 actions, the intention is to train staff, resource and deliver the Forest Schools Programme across school for all pupils using sports premium budget to increase active engagement, build social, emotional and mental health wellbeing, develop team building and resilience and support the Poe’s Laudauto Si message and the CAFOD Eyes of the World initiative through our Catholic Life provision.

This video should help you to log on to Seesaw and begin using activities.

This Video should help with logging in and accessing Teams for live lessons.

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