“Schools should incorporate planning for remote learning into their Digital Planning to build capacity for delivery of teaching and learning which will also facilitate provision in the context of remote learning if required” (Circular 74/2020)
Our team can help your school reflect and learn from your previous experiences during the last school lockdown and help you integrate your plan for Remote Learning into your overall Digital Learning Plan. We can help you develop your Professional Development Plan for Staff which will integrate the digital skillsets needed for remote teaching, as well as strategies for using digital technologies in Blended and ‘in-person’ teaching scenarios.

“Whatever communication /teaching & learning platform is chosen by the school it is important that whole-school up-skilling on its usage is in place…the development of digital skills of all teachers, to enable curriculum delivery by a variety of means including the use of technology in education, has to be a priority for schools” (Circular 74/2020)
Tara 365 can create a bespoke digital training solution which supports and develops the digital skillsets and pedagogies among staff members, and which will be matched to whatever Digital Learning Platform you decide to use.

“Ongoing effective communication with parents and pupils/students to successfully adapt to a remote learning model”. (Circular 74/2020)
Our team can help you perform a communications audit among stakeholders in your school and explore how your chosen Learning Platform might be optimized to facilitate effective two-way communication between all school partners. This audit and platform optimization could also be developed as a part of your School Self-Evaluation process.

“Managing in-school and remote learning environments and necessary technologies (school timetable, access to devices, broadband provision, learning platform, digital tools/resources) …access to technology in the school and home is key to engagement with remote learning where the approach adopted includes digital technology and resources”. (Circular 74/2020)
Tara 365 Learning can advise and support your school on how to plan and manage your IT infrastructure, hardware and software so that your systems are ready to work remotely and, in the school, as per circular. Did you know that all your School Desktop Computers. Laptops, Tablets including iPads and mobile phones can be managed from your Microsoft 365 Cloud. We are helping schools around the country reduce their hardware (no more servers) and IT maintenance (Microsoft 365 Cloud manages all security, anti-virus, and software updates from the cloud. Modern desktop managed in the cloud (Azure AD and Intune) and Mobile device management (MDM) where all devices are managed exclusively in the cloud allowing staff and students access to all data from home or in school. Application deployment, single sign on, Email, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams and device security all available remotely.