Readiness for remote learning: report
The report on public schools’ readiness for remote learning summarises findings from Education Scotland’s survey which ran between June and August 2023. This meets Section 17 of The Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) 2022 Recovery Act.
Annex B
Local Authority Readiness For Remote Learning Survey
Sections 1: Consent
Survey question 1
Sections 2 & 3: Respondents details
Survey questions 2-6
Main Survey Questions
Section 4: How ready is your Local Authority to provide remote learning?
7. Does your Local Authority have a contingency plan for remote learning?
Yes
No
8. Is the potential for remote learning on your local authority risk register?
Yes
No
9. If you were required to move to remote learning (as per March 2020) how ready is your Local Authority?
1 'it would take at least a month'
2 'it would take us a number of weeks to be ready'
3 'it would take us around a week'
4 'it would take few days'
10. If you were required to move to remote learning (as per March 2020) how ready are your schools ?
1 'it would take at least a month'
2 'it would take us a number of weeks to be ready'
3 'it would take us around a week'
4 'it would take few days'
11. If you were required to move to remote learning (as per March 2020) how ready are your teachers ?
1 'it would take at least a month'
2 'it would take us a number of weeks to be ready'
3 'it would take us around a week'
4 'it would take few days'
12. If you were required to move to remote learning (as per March 2020) how ready are your learners ?
1 'it would take at least a month'
2 'it would take us a number of weeks to be ready'
3 'it would take us around a week'
4 'it would take few days'
Section 5: What specific steps has the Local Authority taken to ensure readiness for remote learning?
13. Our local authority is offering staff training to improve their digital literacy and digital learning and teaching skills.
Yes
No
14. How many staff have taken part in local authority training?
almost all
most
majority
less than half
few
15. Staff in our local authority are aware of national sessions on digital literacy and digital learning and teaching.
Yes
No
16. Our local authority has provided 1:1 devices to learners.
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
none of the above
17. Can you give further details of your provision and any other relevant device ratios.
18. Our local authority has ensured staff have access to a device and connectivity at home.
Device
Connectivity
No
19. Our local authority has ensured our most deprived families have access to devices and connectivity at home.
Device
Connectivity
No
20. Please give details
21. Our local authority has set up a virtual offer for delivery of national qualifications.
This can be for only one level eg advanced Higher, or more.
Yes
No
22. Our local authority is accessing the Regional Improvement Collaboratives (RIC) virtual offer for delivery of national qualifications.
Yes
No
don't know
23. Are your schools accessing support via the National e Learning Offer?
Yes
No
24. Which parts of NeLO are your schools using?
Recorded Lessons via West OS
Live Study support via eSgoil
Resource collections
BGE resources
Senior phase resources
25. Our local authority has ensured schools/teachers have access to a platform which could be used for remote learning if and when necessary.
Yes
No
26. Please give details of the platform (eg Teams in Glow or Teams on our own tenancy)
27. Our local authority has ensured parents have access to a platform which can be used to communicate and share during a period of remote learning.
Yes
No
28. Please give details of the platform or reason for not offering a platform.
29. Our local authority has ensured all learners have access to a platform which could be used for remote learning if and when necessary.
Yes
No
30. Please give details of the platform or reason for not offering a platform.
31. Our schools are ensuring learners have the digital literacy skills required to engage in remote learning if or when required.
almost all
most
majority
less than half
few
32. Our schools are using the Digital Schools Award programme to self-evaluate and improve digital experiences for learners.
almost all
most
majority
less than half
few
33. Our schools have continued to develop and use digital technology and digital literacy skills to enhance learning and teaching.
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
34. If you are taking any other steps to ensure readiness for remote learning that have not been covered in the previous questions please detail below.
Contact
Email: john.nicol@gov.scot
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