FW: NEW Covid-19 resources to support schools and parents make themost of home learning

EEF News Alert
Issue 82: 22 April 2020

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EEF News Alert
Issue 82: 22 April 2020

NEW Covid-19 resources: Supporting schools and parents to make the most of home learning

In response to the unprecedented closure of schools to most pupils, the EEF has produced a set of resources designed to be used by schools and parents/carers to support home learning. Free to read and download, these are all based on the evidence-based recommendations of our Guidance Reports. Find out more below…

CLICK HERE to see the EEF’s new Covid-19 resources

NEW: Support resources for schools

To help support home learning and maximise the impact of work set, the EEF has produced some initial planning and reflection tools, linked below. We intend to draw upon the expertise of schools, further developing resources that can help everyone ‘bounce back’ when schools do re-open…

CLICK HERE to see all the EEF’s new Covid-19 ‘Support resources for schools’

Metacognitive strategies will be particularly important for your pupils if you can’t be with them in the classroom. This framework can help schools create learning sequences while conducting home learning:

‘Home learning approaches: Planning framework’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

Clear tips for communicating with parents and supporting home learning:

‘Supporting parents and carers at home: What schools can do to help’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

Questions for senior leaders to reflect on when schools set home learning to ensure the needs of disadvantaged pupils are taken into account:

‘Linking learning: Home learning support from mainstream schools’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

Practical tips, including suggested text messages and emails schools can send to promote shared reading, home learning routines, and maths at home:

‘Communicating Effectively with Families: Guide for Schools’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

NEW: Support resources to share with parents

Here are some EEF resources to help schools communicate with parents/carers, as well as resources schools can share with families to support home routines and valuable learning opportunities, such as shared reading…

CLICK HERE to see all the EEF’s new Covid-19 ‘Support resources to share with parents’

Helping families have fun with reading:

‘7 Top Tips to Support Reading at Home’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

Easy ways you can make reading a part of every day:

‘Helping Home Learning: Read with TRUST – infographic’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

‘Helping Home Learning: Read with TRUST – comic strip’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

Tools to help your child think and talk about the world around them:

‘Helping Home Learning: Read with TRUST – infographic’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

‘Helping Home Learning: Talk with TRUST – comic strip’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

Some easy steps you can take to build a great home learning routine with your child:

‘Video: Supporting home learning routines’ – WATCH / DOWNLOAD

‘Supporting home learning routines – planning the day checklist’ – READ / DOWNLOAD

NEW: Best evidence on supporting students to learn remotely

The EEF has today published a rapid evidence assessment examining the existing research (from 60 systematic reviews and meta-analyses) for approaches that schools could use, or are already using, to support the learning of pupils while schools are closed.

Rapid evidence assessment examining the existing research to support the remote learning of pupils. Free to read / download here.

SUMMARY: Key findings and implications – READ / DOWNLOAD

FULL REPORT: Remote learning: rapid evidence assessment – READ / DOWNLOAD

NEW: Useful links – additional resources to support schools and parents

We’ve collected together the most relevant EEF guidance, together with a handful of links to other resources, that schools and parents/carers may find useful at this time…

CLICK HERE to see all our useful links

Our Research Schools Network is producing many free resources for schools to support their colleagues through the Covid-19 crisis:

Access the latest Research School resources HERE

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