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You may be familiar with the terms 'online reporting' and 'parental engagement', but what do they really mean? Let Lucy and this guide help you understand these concepts and show you how you can form closer partnerships with parents.
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With so many different communication technologies available and so many individual priorities, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Schools will use various technologies to varying degrees when communicating with parents. All schools will, however, find it useful to consider the following four things as a basis for using technology.
Have you updated wider school policies to reflect the use of technology with parents?
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How do you consult with parents and keep them informed?
How do you provide support for staff in recording appropriate information?
How can you make more effective use of the technologies available in your school?
Find out more about how schools and parents are working together for learner benefit
St John the Baptist Primary School serves 210 pupils in a disadvantaged area in Stockton-on-Tees. A high proportion of the children have learning difficulties and/or disabilities. The school has achieved the ICT Mark and is now looking to develop its online contact with parents.
Regular contact with school helped this single mother to overcome her sense of isolation.
Research into parents’ frustration and learners’ confusion when mum or dad try to help with homework.
It’s important for schools and parents to talk about technology. Use these questions to help start up your conversation.
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Parents, teachers and bloggers discuss how learning platforms support communication and collaboration between home and school.
The value of effective communication between parents and teachers and how to do it right.
Geoff Jones from ParentMail explains how email and texting improves parental communications
Your local authority is here to help your school deliver online reporting - find out how.
A Becta survey reveals that parents are more in touch with their mobile phone bills than how well their children are doing at school.
In this opinion piece Phil Neale, Managing Director of SIMS for Capita outlines how texting can keep parents informed this winter.
View, download and order publications on engaging with parents
