Your school isn't legally required to provide remote learning, but it should
The old requirement that schools were legally bound to provide remote learning expired on 24 March 2022.
Since then, the Department for Education’s guidance on remote learning has been non-statutory.
Your school should only provide remote education to pupils where:
- Your school is closed or there are restrictions on who can attend, such as when:
- Your school can't open safely
- Opening would contradict government guidance
- Individual pupils can't physically attend school but can continue learning
- This might apply to pupils with an infectious illness or who are recovering from an operation or injury
Remote education is a last resort
Your school leaders shouldn't view remote education as an equal alternative to attendance in school.
If your school