Short-Term School Closure
During periods of adverse weather, Falkirk Council aims to continue to deliver services and keep offices open, where possible, to safely maintain and support the community and vulnerable individuals.
In the event of a short term school closure, each year group has access to a list of optional activities to be completed at home. These can be accesed directly below in addition to further information Remote Learning at Carron primary.
Extended School Closure
What's available for learners studying at home during prolonged school closure?
Each year group will have daily access to learning and teaching during in the event of a prolonged school closure. Daily live sessions, teacher support, and curricular learning activities will be accessed via Google Classroom (GLOW Login Required).
GLOW can be accessed via web browser on any internet ready device including mobile, tablet, destop, laptop and gaming consoles such as Playstation and Xbox.
Borrowbox, Microsfoft Office and Google apps can all be accessed directed from our school 'establishment' launchpad on GLOW.
Our children and young people are learning in a variety of different settings. We thought it would be helpful to highlight some additional alternative resources which might provide useful support for you and your family:
- A growing range of recorded lessons are available, designed to support learners to develop skills, knowledge and understanding related to a key learning concept. These are available via the West OS powered by ClickView tile which is accessible via Glow. (Glow login required).
- e-Sgoil has developed into a nationwide community for online teaching and learning. Click here to join the learning spaces for Early Years and P1, First Level (P2-P4) and Second Level (P5-P7).
- BBC Scotland TV programmes for Scottish learners on @bbcscotland! There are lots of online resources to explore too! Learn at BBC Scotland and Bitesize.
- Oak National Academy's Online Classroom has nearly 10,000 free video lessons, resources and activities, covering most subjects, from P1-P7.
- Parent Club contains advice on a range of different topics as well as links to advice and support resources for parents of children with additional support needs.
- Education Scotland’s Parentzone Scotland provides information and advice about education in Scotland. It includes practical ideas to support learning at home in a variety of curriculum areas, along with information on additional support needs, and tips on how parents can get involved in their child’s school and education.
- The National Parent Forum Nutshell guide on blended learning, published in August 2020. This joins further Nutshell Guides including online safety.