Loanends Primary School - Prospectus 2020/21

Loanends Pri mary School Prospectus 2020-21

ICT Loanends prides itself on the excellent variety of technology throughout the school. Each classroom is equipped with an Interactive Whiteboard / ActivPanel and has access to desktop, laptop computers and iPads. The Key Stage 2 Resource Area / Library is also used as a computer suite, where pupils can use additional laptops, some of which have been funded by external grants. These are for use in the Resource Area and within the classrooms if needed. Pupils are encouraged to use ICT across all subject areas and in the presentation of work for a wider audience. Seesaw Seesaw is an online learning platform used throughout the school. It allows pupils to compile a digital portfolio of their work that parents can view in real-time on their digital devices. Teachers can also create and assign activities for pupils to complete at home; this proved most effective during school closure in 2020. Seesaw also enables teachers to easily track pupils’ progress across the curriculum and easily share announcements with the whole class and their parents.

Mathematics and Numeracy (Using Mathematics) Pupils are encouraged to develop a sound understanding of mathematical concepts through practical activities and problem solving throughout the three stages of the Curriculum. Mental maths activities are a daily activity in all classrooms and basic number facts and methods of computation are addressed at the appropriate level of understanding. Mathematics is integrated across the curriculum, giving pupils the opportunity to connect and contextualise their learning to a variety real life situations.

Introduced in 2020, MyMaths is an online

resource that can be used in class as well as at home to help pupils consolidate their learning. Activities develop pupils’ confidence and fluency in maths, through hundreds of lessons and self-marking homework tasks, worksheets, and games. Teachers can see, at a glance, all homework and assessment activity completed by pupils, allowing them to easily track pupils’ progress.

“The Seesaw app is amazing. I am so impressed with the parent-teacher relationships.”

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