Microsoft Teams

As part of our approach to learning from home, we use Microsoft Teams to ensure that children can continue their education if they are unable to attend school for an extended period or if the school is required to close unexpectedly.

Microsoft Teams provides a learning and communication platform between home and school. Through Teams, children can access learning activities, resources and support, communicate with their class teacher, submit completed work and receive feedback.  Year R teachers will continue to use Tapestry to share home-learning activities and communicate with families.

Pupils have been given a specific Microsoft Teams email/username and password (please note the password contains three letters, then five numbers). This information must be kept secure as it is individual to your child. Please contact the school office if you have forgotten your username and password.

Microsoft Teams is an accredited government-funded platform provided to schools as a secure way for schools to ensure all children can continue learning at home if required. Although this is a secure online system, it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that your child is supervised whilst using Microsoft Teams and any other online learning, so internet safety guidelines are being followed at all times. Through the school's Microsoft Teams login, you and your child will only be able to access the school platform created by the class teacher. No other Microsoft Teams groups can be created using your child’s login.

We would remind pupils of our usual online safety rules and responsibilities, which should be followed at all times when using Microsoft Teams – i.e. being mindful of others’ thoughts and feelings, only posting comments and questions relating to classwork and home learning, etc.

For information on keeping your child safe online, you can access the following links:

https://www.childnet.com/resources/video-lessons/the-r-rule

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

https://parentinfo.org/articles/games,-apps-and-tech/all

https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/

If you would like any further information, please contact the school office.

Additional Useful Websites for Home Learning

The following websites are also useful for home learning.

Please note pupils have their own username and password for Mathletics, Times Tables Rock Stars, Numbots and Purple Mash. Please contact the school office if you have forgotten this information.