Question: What can I do to help more vulnerable learners during this time?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
section_headers: Supporting vulnerable children and young people’s learning
Specific considerations for educational provision for children and young people with EHC plans
section_content: Due to the unprecedented circumstances presented by the coronavirus outbreak,
the duty to secure the special educational provision specified in EHC plans
has been temporarily modified so that local authorities must use ‘reasonable
endeavours’ to secure the provision. We have published detailed guidance
alongside these temporary
changes.
Local authorities and educational providers will need to work closely together
to consider what can reasonably be provided to support children and young
people with EHC plans. This will include work with health partners to ensure
services for additional support and early help, for example around anxiety,
mental health, behaviour, social care, or changes to mobility, will be
available, being mindful that these considerations could apply to pupils and
students who they did not previously affect. Similarly, they should work
together to ensure key support services - in particular home-to-school
transport - are available.
*[EHC]: education, health and care

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Suggests working with health partners to ensure services for additional support.
Technically it does answer the question but it is rather vague, eg. "work closely together". That's not very helpful.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Supporting vulnerable children and young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - actions for educational providers and other partners
section_headers: Supporting vulnerable children and young people’s learning
Supporting vulnerable children and young people’s learning via on-site education
section_content: Educational providers are free to determine the type of provision they offer
children and young people during this period. Further information can be found
at Coronavirus (COVID-19): implementing protective measures in education and
childcare settings.
In cases where vulnerable children and young people are returning to
educational provision, including where they have previously been absent,
educational providers should:

consider their pupils’ mental health and wellbeing and identify any pupil who may need additional support so they are ready to learn
assess where pupils are in their learning, and agree what adjustments may be needed to the curriculum over the coming weeks
identify and plan how best to support the education of high needs groups, including disadvantaged pupils, SEND and vulnerable pupils
support pupils approaching transitions (such as those in year 6 moving to year 7, or later year groups) and examinations, including in years 10 and 12

*[SEND]: special educational needs and disability

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answers the question and provides concrete steps to take.
Gives point suggestions such as consider the learners mental health and identify and plan education support for the learner.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Maintaining education and skills training provision: further education providers
section_headers: Toolkit for engaging vulnerable young people
section_content: We have collected examples from providers who are successfully engaging
vulnerable young people: both keeping in contact to ensure vulnerable young
people working remotely are safe and engaging vulnerable young people in
learning.
This information is intended to provide an opportunity for colleges and other
providers to learn from each other’s emerging practice and develop their
approach to engaging vulnerable learners in education.
Keeping in contact with vulnerable learners
Providers have found that the most effective method of communication can vary
by learner, but could take place via telephone, video call, email, text or
social media. In some cases, providers have reported that social media has
been more effective than traditional channels, although appropriate safeguards
must be applied.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Gives proven examples and also suggests to ideas to keep in contact with the learners.
No real information here, just lists various ways of interacting.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Could be Improved