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Remote Learning

Teams

Rules for Video Meetings

You should ensure you are dressed appropriately for all live video meetings.  Present yourself as you would inside of school (school uniform is not required).  Make sure you are in a quiet space and have the resources you need for learning within reach.

Videos may be recorded for safeguarding reasons

Teams Guides

 

If you require any further guidance please do email our itservicedesk [at] kenstimpson.org.uk (IT Service desk)

Student Guide

  You can download our student guide to Teams here

 

Video - Accessing Microsoft Teams

 

Video - A tour of Teams for Students

Video - Accessing Your Lessons

Video - A Students Guide to Uploading Work

Video - Using the Immersive Reader in Teams

Email

Office 365

You can access our Office 365 applications (word, excel etc) in several ways:

Via remote access

You can access this here where you will be prompted for your school username and password to log in.  This will give you access to a school computer which you can use just as you would inside of school.

Using 365 in the cloud

You can access this by visiting www.office.com.  Log in using your school username and password and then select the application you would like to use

By downloading the applications to your device

As part of our Office 365 membership you have access to download many of the Office 365 applications for free using your school account.  You can do this by access www.office.com as above and then clicking on the install button in the top right hand corner.

 

Students can see a list of their homework assignments by accessing ClassCharts

To log into ClassCharts they will need their ClassCharts code which will have been emailed to them.

You can have your code resent by clicking on the Get ClassCharts Access Code on the student intranet.

Homework 100+

Visit our Homework 100+ page for information about homework tasks and how to access the systems

Two Factor Authentication (2FA)When you access the school systems from home you will need to use Two Factor Authentication (2FA). To get started with this you can follow our guide here

IT Help

Need to know how to do something to access or complete your work? Let us know and we'll point you in the right direction - Staff and Students can use the IT Service desk to log any problems and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Parents can contact us by emailing ParentITHelpdesk [at] kenstimpson.org.uk

You can view the status of our IT systems by visiting: http://itstatus.kenstimpson.org.uk/

E-Safety

You can see guidance for how to keep safe online via our e-safety section of our website here

Free School Meals

Provision will be made for free school meals.  You will be contacted directly regarding this if applicable.

 

Need To Talk?

At KSCS we know this is a really difficult time and students may feel they need to talk to someone about their wellbeing. Please contact us by email on Needtotalk [at] kscs.org.uk with a brief outline of how we can help (please make sure your parents/carers are aware) and someone will be in touch. Also please check out specialist support services available to all students on our website here

Wellbeing

Our Wellbeing page has lots of useful tips and links

Your tutor is available via email should you wish to discuss any aspect of home learning.

Your class teachers are available to discuss any problems you may be having with the tasks set.

It's important to stay physically active during home learning time.  Our PE Faculty will share ideas and challenges via Connect and our Social Media channels.

Careers

Our Careers page also contains lots of useful links and resources

Our Year 11 Facebook page gives specific information, challenges and activities for our Year 11 students

Key Tips

Ensure you read regularly

Keep a regular routine - bedtime, morning, meals etc

Talk to your parent/teachers about any concerns and do seek help if you require it.

Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, working from home is very different from working inside school with the specialist support we are equipped to provide.

Additional Resources and Activities

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Staniland Way
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