SEMP / SINT College Lockdown Feedback
Lessons that worked best during lockdown
Lessons that didn't work so well during lockdown
Personal Opinions
Favourite things about the college's approach to lockdown
Suggestions for improvements
Sometimes the instructions were very confusing
Sometimes it would be easier if the work was all in one place
Try to use one main platform (Google Drive) (Google Classroom) (Hangout) (Meet) Etc.
Some learners had to wait to get a laptop which made them behind on the classwork
Use fewer apps next time (just the main ones)
Everyone could use the apps okay
We liked Jamboard
We used Google Classroom
We used Hangouts
We used a lot of Google Docs
We got to use Zoom
Sport
Doing the shopping elements of the course
Cooking lessons were hard
No trips / going places in groups
Socialising (break times)
No gardening lessons
Woodwork lessons didn't happen
Isolation
Social Distancing
Maths was just as good as in lesson
English was just as good in lesson
SEMP coursework (LASER) was just as good
Tutorials were good online too
RARPA Theory was good online
Homework / Directed Study
RARPA Practical
Mike V.
Chris M.
Sam E.
Callum L.
Will G.
Travis B.
Hannah G.
Christian R.
Reece R.
I found the lockdown stressful. There were lots of restrictions and I had to stay at home all of the time. I felt like I was going mad. I thought other people were going mad too. The college handled the lessons online alright but I still would have preferred to have been in college.
I didn't have a computer until really late on in the lockdown. When I did get a computer, I didn't get much direction and things were quite hard to find. I prefer being back at college because I find it all much easier.
My experience of the lockdown was that it was alright. overall I preferred being at the college. my favourite lesson during lockdown was English.
At first I wasn't sure about the lockdown but it wasn't long before I felt confident about it. I began to find it easy. I liked that we could use Google Drive because you could create so many Google Docs and they would all automatically save.
I didn't really like the lockdown because it meant that I had to do work in college and online. Google hangouts was my favourite app during lockdown. It was good that I could still see all my friends on webcams especially as we couldn't meet with them outside.
I thought the lockdown for me was a new beginning. I got to use a laptop to do my online work. I could do all of my work at home and handed in my homework.
At first I thought the lockdown was okay because I could complete most of my work on my tablet. However, some of the work couldn't be done because my tablet wouldn't download all of the apps. I had to wait quite a while for the college to give me a laptop which made the whole experience more stressful.
I found the lockdown very stressful. This was mainly because I found getting on the work online quite difficult. I didn't get to see my college friends as much.
I found the lockdown experience both okay and scary. During lockdown, I found the work okay but sometimes stressful. there weren't any lessons that I particularly enjoyed more than others. I did manage to understand the apps though and hand in all of my work on time.