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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