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There are lots of things to check, before the live learning can start ...

We have devised the plan in order to try and take the pressure off parents. This is obviously very different from previous lockdowns, because staff are in school, teaching their classes all day. This is a major undertaking for both the school and the home once again this year, and there are many, many logistical considerations in order for this to work.

Your child needs a number of things in place in order for live learning to function at all.

Checklist:

• A copy of their timetable
  We are aware that some pupils have already lost their timetables.
  We are not re-issuing paper copies of the timetables, because the timetable appears in the ClassCharts app.

• The ClassCharts app
  You can see your child's timetable here, with subjects and lesson times, alongside the green and (dreaded!) red points. All pupils have been issued with the details. They can log on to a computer, or they can log onto the ClassCharts Student app (on a phone or iPad) with their codes.
  If anyone needs their codes re-issued, then please e-mail Mr Gary Ellis on GEllis@ysgolbroedern.cardiff.sch.uk clearly noting your child's name and class.

• Google Classroom codes
  Pupils will require a different Google Classroom code for every subject they study (e.g. one for Welsh, one for English, one for Maths ... ) There is a different magic code for every Google Classroom. Some pupils will require completely new codes for their classes this year, year 11 and 13 pupils will probably use the same codes as last year. During this self-isolation period, pupils following their timetables will log into 6 different Google Classrooms each day, so it is crucial that they are all ready to go.

• Google Meet
  The live learning will be hosted on Google Meet, which is part of Google for Education hosted by Welsh Government through Hwb. Pupils will be able to see and hear their teachers. You can choose to view Google Meet on a computer, laptop, iPad, phone etc. Year 7, 8 and 9 pupils will have easy access on their school Chromebook.
  If you are using an app-based device (iPad, phone), you need the Google Meet app (free) and log it into Hwb. Pupils cannot download it themselves onto a school iPad.
  We have come to the conclusion that it is probably easier for pupils to access Google Meet lessons in the Google Chrome browser on a computer or Chromebook. This would be our recommendation, if possible. Some pupils with older iPads have struggled.

• Hwb logins
  However, pupils cannot access their Google Classrooms nor Google Meet unless they are logged into Hwb! Pupils (apart from year 7) have been issued with their Hwb username (e-mail address) and password. If your child cannot log in to Hwb, please e-mail Mr Osian George, who will send the relevant details back to you. In the e-mail to Mr George, please note your child's full name and class. Mr George's details: OGeorge@ysgolbroedern.cardiff.sch.uk

• Google Chrome
  Because most of Bro Edern's Hwb work is based around Google for Education, it is best to use the Google Chrome browser at all times.

• Conflicting Google accounts
  Some pupils allegedly "cannot log in" at home. Most of the time this is because the home device is logged into someone else's Google account. You will need to log the other person out of the Google Chrome browser, any windows, and out of their Google Drive or any and all of the Google Docs / Sheets / Slides apps. All of these different apps, and/or the Google Chrome browser will need to be logged into the pupil's Hwb account.

• Live learning contracts
  In order for your child to receive a live lesson, we will need 2 completed contracts: one from the pupil and the other from a parent. Pupils and parents from years 8-13 have completed them last year. Only year 7 (and any new pupils) need to complete them this year. Here are the links for year 7:
  Disgybl / Pupil: https://forms.gle/C7rUjeaEg5RJAqNr7
  Rhiant / Parent: https://forms.gle/iZvRqP69aS8ujCLA8
  Any pupils/parents who have not completed these forms, the pupils will not be allowed to receive a live lesson, which leaves your child with no work to complete.

• Registration
  Please note that teachers will take a register at the beginning of every lesson. We have special codes for pupils both present and absent from live learning lessons. As agreed in the contract, any absence from an online lesson needs to be conveyed to the school the day before.

• Some semblance of order
  You will have seen from the contract that pupils need to be ready to learn online, as they would be in a lesson. They need their pencil case, a charger for their device, their book/s, paper etc all with them before the lesson starts.