Why can’t all schools do this...

HERE is the weekly home education diary of a seven-year-old Year Two pupil at a private London prep school during lockdown – with work carried out at home being regularly emailed to teachers for marking and discussed in Zoom classes. Monday 9am: 15-minute video assembly with headteacher. 10am: 40-minute phonics lesson live on Zoom. 11am: 40-minute maths lesson live on Zoom. Emailed music and art lessons to do at home. Phonics spelling test to do at home. 3pm: 30-minute class lesson live on Zoom. Tuesday 10am: 40-minute English lesson live on Zoom. 11am: 40-minute maths lesson live on Zoom. 3pm: 30-minute class time live on Zoom. Emailed Topic (history) lesson to do at home. Wednesday 10am: 40-minute English lesson live on Zoom. 11am: 40-minute maths lesson live on Zoom. High Frequency Words spelling test to do at home. 2pm: PE lesson live on Zoom. 3pm: 30-minute class time live on Zoom. Emailed PSHE lesson to do at home. Emailed computing lesson to do at home. Thursday 10am: 40-minute English lesson live on Zoom. 11am: 40-minute maths lesson live on Zoom. 3pm: 30-minute class time live on Zoom. Emailed science lesson to do at home. Friday 9am: 15-minute video assembly with headteacher. Morning: Every pupil has ten-minute one-to-one time on Zoom with class teacher. One-hour English writing exercise to do at home. 30-minute maths exercise to do at home. Emailed French lesson to do at home. Emailed RE lesson to do at home.

Saturday/Sunday: Weekend homework – usually something not too taxing after a hard week’s learning for pupils (and their parents!).