Current requirement: Schools should publish information about their remote education provision.

Information from the DfE website

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This guidance is for

This guidance is for school leaders, school staff, trust leaders, trust boards and governing bodies in schools in England. The guidance may also be useful for parents and carers, and local authorities.

This guidance only applies to pupils of compulsory school age, and the word ‘pupil’ in the guidance only means pupils of compulsory school age.

Introduction

This document provides guidance to schools on providing high-quality remote education when it is not possible, or is contrary to government guidance, for some or all pupils to attend school.

Remote education should only ever be considered as a last resort where a decision has already been made that attendance at school is not possible, but pupils are able to continue learning.

Scenarios where remote education should be considered

Circumstances where it might not be possible for pupils to receive in person education fit into 2 broad categories:

• school closures or restrictions on attendance, where school access for pupils is restricted
• individual cases where a pupil is unable to attend school but is able to learn

Providing information about remote education

Schools should consider sharing any up-to-date procedures and plans in place with parents, carers and pupils in order to provide ongoing clarity and transparency about what to expect from remote education if it is required.

It is up to schools to decide how they share remote education information with parents, carers and pupils. Some schools continue to maintain pages on their websites providing information and guidance about remote education provision and links to any trusted external education websites. This is not a requirement, but it can be helpful for parents or carers and pupils to access if required.