Linden Lodge School has always strived to be creative, innovative, and supportive of our parents, carers, children, and young people. We offer a purposeful, holistic, and specialist education for those with visual and sensory impairments. This is delivered at school, in residential settings, and at home through our remote learning offer for students unable to attend due to health challenges, medical needs, or other health-related reasons.
Our Remote Learning Policy aims to:
- Maintain the school’s core function of delivering a highly specialised curriculum for the visually and sensory impaired.
- Ensure a consistent approach to remote learning for all pupils absent from school, using multimedia resources and videos.
- Provide clear expectations to the school community regarding high-quality, interactive remote learning.
- Include continuous delivery of the school's expanded curriculum, along with support for motivation, health and well-being, and partnership with parents.
- Consider continued education opportunities for both staff and parents.
- Support effective communication between the school and families, promoting pupil attendance in learning activities and sessions.
- Bridge the digital poverty gap.
Curriculum Pathway Aims:
- In EYFS⁺ we aim to continue sharing resources and learning experiences that support the development of the three characteristics of effective learning: exploring and playing, active learning, and creative thinking.
- In the Pre-formal⁺ pathway, we aim to ensure that all pupils have access to meaningful, multi-sensory resources that support their engagement in learning.
- In the Semi-formal⁺ pathway, we aim to provide contextualised learning opportunities through a variety of resources that support the development of communication and cognition.
- In the Formal⁺ pathway, we aim to maintain the breadth of a subject-specific timetable using online platforms.
- In the Sixth Form⁺, we aim to support our young people in developing work-related and life skills within the home and community settings.
- In the Alba⁺, we aim to provide a comprehensive remote learning offer that meets the unique needs of each pupil. This pathway is designed to support students with complex needs through a highly individualised and engaging approach to remote learning. By offering personalised resources, activities, and support, we ensure that all aspects of each student’s Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) are addressed, even when learning from home.
Our remote learning offer includes:
- Access to a remote timetable that is personalised and reflective of students’ curriculum pathways.
- Focus on EHCP targets and Personal Learning Goals to optimise curriculum access.
- A selection of live and pre-recorded sessions.
- Regular contact with pupils and their families from teachers, therapists, the creative therapeutic team, and habilitation specialists.
- Access to multimedia resources, and multi-sensory activities.
- Pedagogical support for parents and carers.
Monitoring and Evaluation - We measure the impact and ensure the quality of education provided through our home learning offer by:
- Moderating curriculum content with the leadership team.
- Evaluating pupil and family engagement.
- Facilitating collaboration between pathways and departments to create the best approach for each pupil.
- Gathering feedback from parents and carers.
- Conducting regular reviews and adopting a ‘lessons learned’ approach to identify and implement improvements.
Home and School Partnership
Linden Lodge School is committed to working closely with families and recognises that each family is unique. Consequently, remote learning may look different for different families to suit their individual needs. The remote learning agreement will be developed in partnership with each family to support a personalized approach and ensure accessibility in the home setting.
Where possible, it is beneficial for children and young people to maintain a regular and familiar routine. Linden Lodge School recommends that each ‘school day’ maintains structure. We will support each family in developing a remote timetable that aligns with both the child’s and the family’s needs.
We encourage parents to support their children’s work by finding an appropriate place for learning and, to the best of their ability, supporting pupil engagement in sessions and motivation.