COVID-19 READY

Dear Secondary Parents and Students,

School has not been "normal" for some time now and I am afraid it will not be as we return. Schools around the world are struggling to organise and implement the best ways to best continue learning whilst prioritising the health and safety of the community as we wrestle with this pandemic. As we have done since the beginning of the pandemic ISM will make sure that we take a proactive approach that ensures that learning will continue and the school is a safe environment. Our approach is detailed below.

James Wellings

Head of Secondary & Deputy Director


DISTANCE LEARNING

If your child is unable to come to school for reasons related to COVID-19 you must let us know. We are offering a live distance learning program but only for students who have been authorised.

If you are in a situation where your child needs to access the distance learning program please email your child's homeroom teacher

If a child is off sick and too unwell to come to school they will not be authorised to access the live lessons from home.


HYGENE MEASURES

Masks will be worn at all times

Hand gels on entry to every classroom

Regular cleaning of surfaces

All students and teachers will be regularly reminded of the importance of these hygiene measures. In addition to the above measures student and staff temperatures will be taken at the start of the day. Anybody presenting as having a fever will report to the health centre. The above measures are based on the current best advice and are subject to change at short notice. Changes will appear here.

DISTANCING MEASURES

NO LOCKERS

BUILDING BUBBLES

ONE WAY SYSTEMS

ROOM SETUP

CLASSROOMS

All classrooms will be set up with tables placed to avoid face to face contact and with as much distance between students as possible. Hand sanitizer and tissues will be available in all classrooms. Students will be required to clean their hands every time they enter and leave the classroom.



THE CANTEEN

The canteen will be setup to maximise distance between students and perspex screens will create a barrier between the opposite sides of the tables. Masks will be worn when students & staff are not eating

HYBRID TIMETABLE

In anticipation of a return abnormal circumstances relating to a return to school we have created an alternative (and temporary) timetable that better allows us to cope with the possible demands of schooling during a pandemic. Examples of such demands might be:


Full lockdown & a return to distance learning

Year group rotation needed due to social distancing measures

Hybrid online and face to face teaching


The hybrid timetable allows us to run the school as close to normally as possible given any of the above situations (and variations of them). It can be "switched on" and switched" off at any time in the year.

Key Features

  • The hybrid timetable allow for full curriculum coverage. Students will have almost the same amount of hours fo all of their subjects

  • All students will retain all of their teachers and classes. They will be taught in the same groups and by the same teacher as they would with the "normal" timetable

  • Student and teacher movement is significantly reduced

  • Authorised students will be able to access live lessons from a remote location

  • The timetable allows for building bubbles so that students will remain in the same building throughout the day.


DISTANCE LEARNING

For those students who are unable to attend school for valid and authorised reasons, a full distance learning program (following the same timetable described above) will be offered via Google Meets and Google Classroom. If a child is medically unfit to learn in school we would not expect them to be working from home.

We recognise the importance of being able to maintain a high quality distance learning provision. Through the use of Google Meet and Google Classroom we already have some powerful tools in place that can help students access classes remotely. We are in the process of exploring other exciting and innovative opportunities to develop this provision further and more information will be provided on this shortly.

How do I access a lesson remotely?

  • Access the Google meet via the link posted on your Google Classroom

  • Keep your mic muted unless directed to unmute by your teacher

  • If you have a question please post it using the chat feature. Your teacher will check this regularly

  • Submit work to your teacher through Google Classroom

  • Remember your teacher

NEED HELP SETTING UP?

it.department@ismonaco.com (for technical support related to iPads, laptops or computers)

vipula.sharma@ismonaco.com (for support with the Google suite)


To fully benefit from the distance learning program you will need the following applications. If you are using a desktop or laptop computer you should use CHROME as a browser. If you are using an iPad than you will need to download the applications below from the app store:

Google Classroom is the main platform of the education suite. It allows for communication and workflow between teachers and students through a highly dynamic and interactive dashboard. It helps students and teachers organise their work as well as providing innovative ways of providing feedback. Parents can "opt in" to see weekly reports of work completed, upcoming deadlines and resources shared.

Google Meet is a video conferencing app that will allow teachers to teach and communicate with students online and live.

Google Drive is where student work is stored. It is cloud based so allows access wherever there is an internet connection. Students will not have a huge amount of interaction with Drive as the Classroom environment keeps everything organised for them.

2020 - COVID- 19 Procedures & Plan

Welcome Back to ISM.pdf

PARENT & STUDENT SUPPORT