Supporting Learning at Home
Dear pupils and parents,
You will have seen from prior communications that we have been working on bolstering our online resources to support learning at home for Senior Phase pupils during the school closure. Today’s announcement that the SQA exam diet has been cancelled obviously throws learning at home into a very different light for our Senior Phase pupils, but the information below remains crucial.
For all pupils in the Senior Phase, the focus at home must now turn to completing any outstanding SQA coursework, portfolio work or assessments as directed by the class teacher. These will still be taken into account by the SQA in arriving at final SQA grades for the year and, as such, is the only aspect that pupils are still capable of impacting at this point.
We are also looking at plans and arrangements to get pupils into school over the next two weeks to complete any practical assessment work that has still to be completed, taking into account social distancing measures and health and safety advice. We will advise of arrangements for this as soon as we possibly can and communicate what it will look like as it will have to be managed on a pupil-by-pupil basis to avoid large groupings.
Below, each department has provided a summary for pupils and parents to help them navigate the support and resources on offer while they are working at home. We will continue to revise and add to this as the weeks go. For pupils in S4 and S5 planning to stay on at school, there is an expectation that you continue with revision and learning at home using the guidance below after you have completed your SQA coursework, portfolios and assessments. It is essential that you continue to hone and build your skills and knowledge with a view to progressing to S5 or S6 next session or preparing yourself for further/higher education or training/employment.
Staff have been working tirelessly to populate the online resources and will be at their computers ready to support you wherever possible pending their own health and wellbeing. We know this is not normal; we also know that it will not be easy. Most of all, though, we know how resilient, capable and brilliant you are. Do as much as you can to the best of your ability and let us have your back to ensure that you come out of this experience stronger for it and ready for whatever is next in your academic or professional career. I have so much admiration for how pupils, staff and parents of Stewarton Academy have handled adversity over course of the last week.
Additional guidance and communication will follow in the coming days as we refine our SQA plan and processes. In the meantime, keep taking care of yourselves and each other.
Ryan Miller
Head Teacher
Department: Art & Design
| How do pupils access resources? | Individual class resources, revision notes, useful websites and timelines are available on Show My Homework and will be updated regularly. All of the above will also be available to download from the Art & Design section of the school website should any pupil struggle to access Show My Homework.
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| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | Specific class instructions and tasks will be communicated to pupils via Show My Homework by individual class teachers. Updates and reminders will also be issued on the Art Department webpage.
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| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Pupils are encouraged to email their Art & Design teacher(s) directly with specific queries. |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Show My Homework will be our main source of correspondence with pupils. Work can also be emailed directly to teachers.
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| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | No. |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | All senior phase pupils should regularly check SMH/Art & Design website page for revision resources and tasks. Focus will now be on revising for the Art & Design exam using their critical studies notes and practice questions. Pupils should also ensure portfolio evaluations are typed and submitted via Show My Homework (these will be set as a homework task). |
Department: Modern Languages
| How do pupils access resources? | Pupils in the senior phase will receive work on Teams by their teacher at the beginning of each period they would normally be taught.
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| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | The material will be on Teams in the files. Pupils use those files every week. |
| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Pupils will be able ask for explanations during the period they would normally have their teachers in addition to outside those normal hours. |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Pupils will email their work or upload on Teams or SMHW. |
| Do pupils require additional passwords or logins? | No. |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | Mrs Conlan has emailed and given attachments to all Modern Languages staff so that on Friday they will put all the information on SMHW for their own classes for parents to see. |
Department: Business and Administration
| How do pupils access resources? | Show My Homework and Teams
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| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | Business Management Higher – course complete. All coursework has been taken home and has been uploaded to Teams. All Past Papers and Solutions have been distributed.
Administration & IT S4 Nat 5 – course completed. All coursework has been taken home and uploaded to Teams. Past Papers and Solutions will be accessed from SQA website. |
| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Teams |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Teams |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | No |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | N/A |
Department: Computing
| How do pupils access resources? | Show My Homework
Teams Pupils are also encouraged to upload work and notes onto their OneDrive
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| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | Show My Homework and Teams |
| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Teams/Glow Mail |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Teams/Glow Mail |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | No |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | N/A |
Department: English
| How do pupils access resources? | Glow
Teams Individual Class Teacher |
| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | Glow and Teams
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| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Teams/Glow Mail |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Teams/Glow Mail |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | N/A |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | N/A |
Department: Maths
| How do pupils access resources? | www.stewartonmaths.co.uk
Teams (codes on website above) Show My Homework |
| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | Teams and Show My Homework
Website will also contain information |
| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Teams/Show My Homework |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Teams/Show My Homework |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | Yes – Website password is: triangle |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | N/A |
Department: Modern Languages
| How do pupils access resources? | Teams |
| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | Teams
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| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Teams/Show My Homework |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Teams/Show My Homework |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | No |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | Pupils in the senior phase will receive work on Teams by their teacher at the beginning of each period they would normally be taught. |
Department: Music
| How do pupils access resources? | Teams |
| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | Teams
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| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Teams/Show My Homework |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Teams |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | No |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | All pupils who have access to one of their instruments at home should continue practising. Class materials are already uploaded on the department website – details on Teams. |
Department: P.E.
| How do pupils access resources? | Microsoft Teams
Show My Homework Glow Email |
| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | Microsoft Teams
Show My Homework
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| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Microsoft Teams
Show My Homework |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Microsoft Teams
Show My Homework |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | No |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | N/A – Assessment deadline advice may follow pending updated national guidance and contingency plans as it becomes available. |
Department: Pupil Support
| How do pupils access resources? | Online resource leaflet sent via Show My Homework |
| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | N/A
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| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Glow email
Show My Homework |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | N/A
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| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | No |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | We have used SMHW to communicate to all S1 – S6 Stewarton Academy pupils. They have been sent a copy of our Pastoral and Personal Support leaflet to read. The leaflet gives a list of online resources to support their wellbeing and a list of emergency numbers should they ever be required. |
Department: Science
| How do pupils access resources? | Microsoft TEAMS
Class Note & Sharepoint Show My Homework Scholar (requires Glow login) BBC Bitesize and other online resources to be published through the above channels |
| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | As above
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| How do pupils communicate with staff? | GLOW mail
TEAMS Show My Homework for group and individual messages
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| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Glow mail
TEAMS Show My Homework Marking schemes will be included with resources and made available for use |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | No |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | Pupils to access GLOW mail/TEAMS/SMHW/School App regularly |
Department: Support for Learning
| How do pupils access resources? | Information, along with study sheets and online links to be published on TEAMS.
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| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | N/A
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| How do pupils communicate with staff? | |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | E-mail
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| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | No |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | We will update guidance on additional assessment arrangements in line with national guidance and contingency measures as it is released. Please wait for individual enquires until this information is released and communicated via the school app. Thank you. |
Department: Technical and Design
| How do pupils access resources? | Class notes jotters
TEAMS Glow blogs (school website) SMH |
| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | As above
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| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Teams
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| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | Teams
Show My Homework |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | FocusElearning: : http://www.focuselearning.co.uk/u/3631/cEEyckidiywbrADfsAEcadkopEyCftzhr
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| Additional information for pupils and parents | Pupils can download Autodesk Inventor to continue to develop their 3D modelling skills, instructions to this can be found on the GLOW Technical Department blog. |
Department: Home Economics
| How do pupils access resources? | TEAMS
Show My Homework |
| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | TEAMS
Show My Homework |
| How do pupils communicate with staff? | TEAMS
Show My Homework |
| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | E-mail
Show My Homework |
| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | N/A |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | Assessment deadline advice may follow pending updated national guidance and contingency plans as it becomes available. |
Department: Social Subjects and RMPS
| How do pupils access resources? | All pupils have been allocated, via SMHW, a Microsoft TEAMS code. This code will then allow them to access learning materials, which will be posted on TEAMS to support their learning. This material will include PowerPoints, clips, workbooks, research tasks appropriate to their curricular area.
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| How do pupils receive instructions/tasks? | Senior phase classes will continue to work through the revision programme of materials and will receive messages on a period by period basis as per their timetable to direct their learning. |
| How do pupils communicate with staff? | Pupils will be given their teacher’s email address and communicate via mail, they will also be able to message through TEAMS.
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| How do pupils submit work and/or receive feedback? | The assignment function on TEAMS will be used to allow pupil work to be assessed/feedback to be given.
Email returns are also being sought from senior phase pupils for timed ppq’s and assessments which will be set during the school closure.
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| Do pupils require additional passwords/logins/links? | Senior phase pupils are already on existing TEAMS so no passwords required. |
| Additional information for pupils and parents | Parents should be aware that across Social Subjects and RMPS a comprehensive programme of work will be posted on a weekly basis to the appropriate TEAMS group. The work will contain the learning which should be undertaken during that week. There will be a requirement for pupils to submit work for assessing at various stages and feedback will be given once assessed by their child’s class teacher. |
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