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Written By: Author(s): Thomas Ewence
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Insights from the British School, Netherlands
Context
Junior School Vlaskamp is one campus of the British School in the Netherlands, an international school with a diverse student body of more than 80 nationalities and 450 pupils on roll. The school is both inclusive and non-selective. All instruction is given in English and we can offer the best of the English education system. Some pupils speak English as their first language and others are new to the language. In Year 3, we have three classes of between 18 and 20 pupils with a range of experience in English and a range of needs.
Challenge
During the period of remote learning, which lasted in the Netherlands for 45 school days, one of the main challenges was in keeping students engaged and motivated in their learning so that they would be able to work independently (if necessary) and maximise learning time to produce high-quality outcomes. For some parents with busy jobs, it was very difficult to find time to support one or more children for a substantial period of each day,
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