If your school has a teacher training day today, then today is the day to check your child can get logged on and access their lessons. Contact your school ASAP if there are any issues.
Negotiate with your child. What is in it for them if they get all their work done? What will happen if they don't? Work it out together. Ask 'What do you think should happen if you don't do your work?' You might be surprised by their answers. As a teacher I would frequently ask: 'What do you think is going to happen to you if you don't follow this instruction?' and more often than not they came up with much harsher punishments then I would have done.
Have realistic expectations around time. It is much harder for many children to work independently and to sit through a powerpoint instead of a normal lesson. It might not be reasonable to expect your child to complete a full 'school day'. It might not even be realistic to expect your child to complete all their work for one day. Instead, agree with your child what is a reasonable amount of work for them to complete, and let them finish for the day when they have got this work done.
A child is a child, not a robot. Your child might work best with their headphones in, or in short fifteen minute bursts, or sitting on their bed in their pyjamas. They might work best while on a WhatsApp call with their friends. Your goal is for them to get the work done, by any means neccessary!
Don't panic! A .lot of the time your child is at school, they aren't working that hard. There is all that time spent settling down, tidying up, chatting, getting sidetracked, engaging the teacher in a conversation that has nothing to do with the lesson and so on. Don't expect them to be fully engaged and switched on for six hours.
Not all children are the same. It is likely your child's teacher will have set pretty generic work, it won't neccessarily be at your child's level, and might be quite challenging. If this is the case, be like a teacher and adjust your expectations to your child's ability. I have never taught a lesson where every single child got the work finished by the end of the lesson, but I have taught lessons where every single child did their best.
Use your child's friends. If your child is really struggling wth some work, get them to phone a friend who can help them. This is what happens in the classroom every day: children support each other.
You are not alone. Your child's school is there to support you. Don't hesitate to get in touch with the school if you have any questions or concerns. There will be somebody at school whose job it is to manage remote learning, and they will be happy to help.
Good luck!
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