Breaks should be part of home learning

While the prime minister wants all schools to resume by June, many parents are keeping their children at home out of concern for their safety. Luckily for those parents, resources and help for home-based learning are available and school breaks are also needed.

A girl in secondary school does her homework, which was received via the App Google Classroom, in her home in Dortmund, Germany. Source: EPA

A former primary school teacher, Kidd says home-based learning does not need to follow a 9-to-3 school programme as schools often experience many interruptions during the day from various breaks and activities. She says students usually get only about two to three hours of work done in a normal school day.

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Students in New South Wales will start attending schools one day a week from Monday May 11. Year 12 students will return to full-time schooling when public schools resume face-to-face teaching at the same time.

In Western Australia, schools are open for all parents and carers who choose to send their children.

All Victorian government schools are providing remote and flexible learning arrangements during Term 2. Students who can learn from home are asked to stay at home.

Tasmania has asked students to continue learning at home where possible. Schools in northern, north-west and southern regions are open for students who cannot be supervised at home.

South Australian students are encouraged to attend school since infection rates are low.

All Northern Territory students are expected to physically attend school.

For Queensland’s prep, Year 1, Year 11 and 12 students, schools will resume from Monday May 11. Students in Years 2 to 10 who are able to be supervised at home and learn from home should stay at home.  

Australian Capital Territory Schools are teaching remotely during term 2. Nine schools are providing onsite supervision to children of essential workers.

For more information on home-learning resources, visit the following websites.

ACT

https://www.education.act.gov.au/public-school-life/remote-learning-in-term-2-2020

https://www.education.act.gov.au/schooling/learning-resource-library

NSW

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/learning-from-home/wellbeing-at-home/parents-and-carers

Northern Territory

https://education.nt.gov.au/publications/information-for-term-2-2020?SQ_VARIATION_814972=0

Queensland 

https://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning-at-home

South Australia 


https://www.education.sa.gov.au/teaching

Tasmania

https://www.education.tas.gov.au/learning-at-home/

Victoria:

https://education.vic.gov.au/parents/learning/Pages/home-learning.aspx

Western Australia:

https://www.education.wa.edu.au/learning-at-home

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