Parents thank academy for lockdown learning
PARENTS from schools connected to the Painsley Catholic Academy have praised the educational establishment for the work of teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The school said it was delighted to have received almost 1,000 positive parent testimonials for its remote learning provision across all 15 member schools.
The two high schools and thirteen primary schools were amongst the small number of schools who were able to provide remote learning in the first lockdown in March.
Following the announcement of school closures this January, all the schools were up and running with their remote learning on the very next day.
In a recent survey from all schools to parents, the combined results show that 88 per cent of parents believe that their child has settled into a good remote learning routine, while 96 per cent believe that their school has clearly explained how to access remote learning.
Ninety four per cent of parents felt that their school continues to have high expectations for the children during lockdown, while 96 per cent of parents believe that there is a good range of subjects being covered through remote learning. Five schools scored 100 per cent with this, also.
An impressive 84 pe cent said that they would recommend their school’s remote learning to other parents.
Chief executive officer of the Painsley Catholic Academy, Steve Bell, said: “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our parents. They are the very people who are facilitating much of our remote learning, many of them working from home at the same time.
“Education has to be a partnership between school and parents, and since lockdown we have never seen that so clearly. Our parents are all doing a fantastic job and we are very grateful for their support.”