So your students are back! How do you find out what happened to their learning during lockdown and how are you going to help them catch up? This resource help you clarify your thinking and produce an effective strategy to help students catch up as quickly as possible according to their learning needs. By using the three tools provided you can take simple steps to identify the best groupings and strategies needed. Use the triage concept favoured by hospitals: Step 1 Use Student Audit to find out about learning. Provided in WORD so you can customise to your student’s age and your setting Step 2 Use Blank triage sheet to classify them into three groups and clarify your thinking Step 3 Use complete triage sheet to get ideas and strategies for your nine subgroups. Other post pandemic resources available: Audit parents Audit teachers Advice to parents Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown Family projects Knowledge audit International learning opportunities SEN modifications for distance learners Software to enhance distant learning Virtual biology lab Virtual visits

Teachers have been amazingly creative using software for distance learning! All the software listed on the spreadsheet is being used in classrooms during the pandemic lockdown. It has transformed learning and many teachers will continue to embrace the benefits of using the new technologies to improve the learning experiences for young people when they return to the classroom. But in the meantime, there are many various and exciting ways to provide asynchronous and synchronous learning. The spreadsheet is a tools for school leaders, middle managers and teachers, It has four tabs: software suitable for early years and primary schools; for secondary schools; across the age range and a range of teacher tools. There is a wealth of knowledge here that can be spread across schools and communities. Using a range of software will help school capitalise on five key benefits from distance learning. Learning can take place anywhere/anytime The management of the control of learning has changed There is an increased diversity of learning opportunities More parental involvement is easily achieved Students are working in a grownup world Other resources available can help schools build on these benefits Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown International learning opportunities SEN modifications for distance learners Family projects Audit knowledge Audit student Audit parents Audit teachers

So you students are back! How do you find out what happened to their learning during lockdown and how are you going to help them catch up? This resource help you clarify your thinking and produce an effective strategy to help students catch up as quickly as possible according to their learning needs. By using the three tools provided you can take simple steps to identify the best groupings and strategies needed. There is detailed guidance to use the triage concept favoured by hospitals: **Step 1 **Use Student Audit to find out about their learning during lockdown Step 2 Use Blank triage sheet to classify them into three groups Step 3 Use complete triage sheet to get ideas and strategies for your nine subgroups. Other post pandemic resources available: Audit parents Audit teachers Advice to parents Benefits of distance learning Catch up after lockdown Family projects Knowledge audit International learning opportunities SEN modifications for distance learners Software to enhance distant learning Virtual biology lab virtual chemistry labs Virtual physics Virtual visits

One post pandemic lesson we have learned is that learning online can be a global experience. We are all experiencing the same difficulties and have all had to adjust the way we learn and teach. Back at school we can capitalize on the benefits of distant asynchronous and synchronous learning. The spreadsheet provides a huge range of international opportunities for students across the age ranges. There is a guidance sheet for use provided. These ideas can be incorporated into a catchup curriculum! Think in terms of bridging courses between years and independent research projects over the school holidays or weekends. See also Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown SEN modifications for distant learners Family projects Knowledge audit Audit student Audit parents Audit teachers