Tes weekly round-up: online learning special

Here’s your round-up of Tes’ latest advice on making the move to home learning as effective as possible.

Teaching and learning

• Mark Enser reflects on the changes he made to become a more effective remote-learning teacher.
• A five-point plan for remote learning.
• Video lessons are more popular this time around - we look at what a good filmed lesson should contain.
• How to find your own key to unlock home learning.
• Zoom or Meet? We look at the best platforms for home learning.
• Looking to introduce booklets? We have a guide to creating them.

Home-school relationships

• Communicating with parents is still hugely important - here are eight tips for making it work when students are no longer in your classroom.
• What are the different types of home learners in your school?

Teacher wellbeing

• What rights do teacher parents have during lockdown?
• How can you support staff and their mental health during lockdown?

School operations

• A checklist for school leaders moving to online learning.
• Safeguarding is as important as ever - here’s a guide to what you need to be looking out for during lockdown.
• What questions are we still asking after the announcement of the move to online learning?

Teacher recruitment

• An in-depth look at what schools need to do to move their recruitment process online.
• A case study: how one academy head rolled out online interviews.