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New ways of working to provide effective learning for Powys pupils<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Parents of Powys school children are being reassured by senior education officers that they are not expected to recreate school at home, the county council has said.<\/p>\n Powys County Council has been working hard with headteachers and the schools\u2019 community in dealing with the coronavirus impact that has caused significant disruption to the education system.<\/p>\n Wales\u2019 Education Minister Kirsty Williams published a policy statement called \u2018Stay Safe, Stay Learning\u2019 which aims to support learners, leaders, governors, practitioners, parents and carers in dealing with the impact of coronavirus.<\/p>\n Cllr Phyl Davies, Cabinet Member for Education and Property, said: \u201cI\u2019d like to thank headteachers, school staff and parents for all their support and for the work that has been carried out to date under difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n \u201cOur priority is to keep children safe but we also need to keep them learning so that they can catch up as quickly as possible when it is safe for schools to re-open. We are very fortunate that we have access to digital learning platforms and the latest online classroom tools, and it is working well.<\/p>\n \u201cI would like to reassure parents that we are in a good position to maintain teaching and learning for our young people in different ways. Our aim is to motivate and engage with all our learners with a range of relevant activities to ensure both educational delivery as well as safeguarding their wellbeing.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, I want to make it clear that parents are not teachers and many are feeling the pressure to create a mini-school at home. Teaching will be provided by the teaching professionals and we are asking parents to support their children\u2019s learning at home.<\/p>\n \u201cWe do not expect parents to be formal teachers but we do need to provide support to help them help their children. This includes support for their mental and physical wellbeing, which is equally as important, especially at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n Individual schools will be in direct contact with their own parents with further information on how the teaching and learning will be provided.<\/p>\n Parents are being asked to answer this\u00a0Welsh Government survey<\/a>\u00a0on learning at home whilst schools are closed.<\/p>\n