Sometimes, even after trying all possible options, academy leaders at St John’s, leaders at St Chad’s Academies Trust or Sandwell local authority may decide that it is not safe to open the school. We may also need to close if government guidance tells us to do so. If pupils cannot come to school, then St John’s aims to provide remote learning, so pupils can keep up with their work.

We aim to reopen the school site to pupils as quickly as possible, while maintaining high Health and Safety standards for the entire academy community. We will strive to do everything we can to make sure pupils can learn in person at St John’s, or at another safe place if needed.

At St John’s, we use a wide range of online platforms to extend and further what we are doing and learning in class. 

We use Class Dojo and School Comms to message parents and carers, this enables our staff to send messages to parents and keep them up to date with what is going on in school. It also enables teachers to award Dojo points to children for their hard work at home or in school. ​

Class Dojo is used to complete Home Learning activities as well as Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS).

If you need usernames and/or passwords for any of the platforms, please speak with your child’s teacher and they will be able to access these for you.

For further detail please see our REmote Learning Policy which can be found on the policy page of this website.