Remote and blended learning

Whether you're delivering remote learning to self-isolating bubbles or individual pupils, use these resources to help you.

    Live lessons

    Find out how other schools are delivering the best possible live lessons for pupils learning from home. 

    You can use these strategies to help you deliver remote learning to pupils who need to self-isolate. 

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    Blended learning

    See how one school is delivering live lessons to pupils both at home and at school, without doubling workload for teachers. 

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    Assessment and feedback

    Effective assessment and feedback is one of the biggest challenges of remote learning. 

    Learn from schools that have used innovative approaches (from virtual whiteboard tools and quizzes, to simulating a walk around the room) to check pupils' understanding and help them to progress.

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    Supporting parents with remote learning

    Strong parent partnerships are critical to remote learning. 

    Find out how you can help parents who are struggling to support their children with remote learning, or how to turn 'over-supportive' parents from a frustration into an asset. 

    Use our resources to help you communicate with parents about your remote learning offer, set clear expectations and identify challenges.

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    Peer interaction

    Remote learning is more effective when pupils have the chance to collaborate with their peers, according to research from the Education Endowment Foundation. 

    See how other schools are providing opportunities for their pupils to work together - a great way to provide pastoral and academic support.

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    Supporting disadvantaged pupils, or pupils with SEND or EAL

    Pupils who are eligible for the pupil premium, or who have SEND or EAL, may face additional barriers to successful remote learning. 

    Read advice from nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs), The Bell Foundation, and leading schools and experts on how to provide the best support possible to pupils and their families.

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    Tracking the quality of my provision

    Use our self-evaluation form (SEF) to help you develop your school's remote learning provision in line with the DfE's expectations, evidence-based recommendations from the Education Endowment Foundation and advice from top school leaders.

    Find out how to monitor and tackle low engagement with remote learning, and see strategies you can use to help you monitor remote teaching (such as virtual pupil pursuits and remote lesson observations). 

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    CPD for staff

    Help your staff master the basics of effective remote teaching and find out where you can go for more support developing your remote learning offer.

    Get tips from Alex Quigley on how to support reading remotely.

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    Something else

    Safeguarding during remote learning

    Remote learning and GDPR

    Get pupils and staff the tech they need

    Get set up on a digital education platform

    If you're new to using digital education platforms or remote learning tools, use our digital education platform hub to:
    • Find out about the DfE's funding scheme and apply for help getting set up
    • Read feature comparisons for Office 365 Education and Google Workspace for Education
    • See tips from other schools for getting started on your chosen platform
    • Read case studies on how primary and secondary schools are using their digital education platforms to deliver remote learning