Liz Newey Merlin Support

“The school’s curriculum provides highly positive, memorable experiences and rich opportunities for high quality learning, has a very positive impact on all pupils’ behaviour and safety and contributes very well to pupils’ achievement and to their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. The school has highly successful strategies for engaging with parents and carers, to the very obvious benefit of pupils, including those who might traditionally find working with the school difficult. The school’s arrangements for safeguarding pupils meet statutory requirements and give no cause for concern.” The draft evaluation schedule for the inspection of maintained schools and academies Guidance and grade descriptors for inspecting schools in England under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, from January 2012

Ofsted quote….. Accelerate the progress of more-able pupils by: encouraging them to take more responsibility for their own learning allowing pupils to move on to activities sooner and not always being required to listen to all of the teachers' introductions

Ofsted quote… Strengthen links with parents and carers, by: drawing on their experiences and expertise in supporting their children's learning widening the opportunities to keep them informed of their children's learning and progress.

Ofsted quote…. Ensure that teachers plan for and evaluate the use of ICT across all areas of the curriculum for all groups of pupils. Implement a curriculum that excites and engages pupils by: creating a whole-school curriculum plan which systematically and progressively develops pupils' skills and knowledge making clear and meaningful links between subjects and providing activities that are challenging for all groups of pupils.

Ofsted quote… Develop pupils' experience and knowledge of the variety of cultures in modern Britain as well as the wider world. providing more opportunities for pupils to find out about, and communicate with, people from cultures and backgrounds different from their own, both within the United Kingdom and globally.

Ofsted quote….. ensuring pupils have more opportunities to practise and develop their skills through the other subjects of the curriculum developing greater use of work in other subjects to help pupils consolidate and extend their writing skills

Ofsted quote….. Accelerate the progress of more-able pupils by: encouraging them to take more responsibility for their own learning allowing pupils to move on to activities sooner and not always being required to listen to all of the teachers' introductions

Using online technologies can help…how? How can SWGfL Merlin help? Liz Newey 22/06/2016 (C) 2011 SWGfL Trust

Ofsted quote… Strengthen links with parents and carers, by: drawing on their experiences and expertise in supporting their children's learning widening the opportunities to keep them informed of their children's learning and progress.

What is Parental Engagement all about?

Research Parental engagement is a decisive factor in determining learner achievement 84%of parents asked to help with school work at least once a week “Education is a triangle with three legs: parents, child, school and if any of the legs fall the triangle falls as well”

There is an expectation that schools will move towards online reporting, which will offer parents online access to information on their child’s attendance, behaviour and progress in learning.... it is intended to provide parents with up-to- date information at appropriate points through the year to maintain their interest and enable a richer dialogue. A guide to the law for school governors: Online reporting to parents DfE February 2011 Regulation?

Reason?

Online Reporting Timetable Attendance Behaviour Assessment Individual Learning Plans Learning Profiles Goals Targets Progress Parent Accounts Created via school MIS Access to child’s e-portfolio Access to online reporting & ILP Parent Place Share information online How can I help my child to make progress? Parental Engagement Toolkit

Online Parent Place Student eportfolio Individual Learning Plans Accounts for parents Share ILP & eportfolio with parents Share online reporting data with parents

Are you ready for the journey? Get ready to engage Engage online Prepare for online reporting Get started with online reporting

Are you ready for engaging your parents online? Are you actively using Merlin with staff and pupils? Have you used Merlin to engage with your parents? Are pupils using Merlin to share their work with parents? Have your senior leadership team committed to the implementation of Merlin?

What can you do straight away? Create Our Places for classes Help parents to help Sharing work beyond the classroom Showcase learning at home and school Sharing Goals and Targets Preparing for online reporting

Get SIF installed on your MIS Get your data in order What information do you want to share with parents? Rationale for school improvement Distributing parent accounts Supporting parents to interpret information Getting Started with Online Reporting

Exploit your online tools, the VLE, the website, the learning platform, the blog, the wiki.. Awareness E-safety sessions Distribute parent accounts during parent teacher meetings Pupil led training Small Steps to engaging parents

Evidence

Merlin may help parents to... Play a greater part in their children’s learning Support children with learning which takes place outside school Share their child’s e portfolio and view a showcase of their best work Communicate more effectively with adults supporting their child Be active partners with the school & engage with wider school issues Be reassured that child is working within an e-safe environment Access end of year reports and keep track of their child’s progress

Merlin may help pupils to... Play a greater part in their own learning Support other children with learning which takes place outside school Share their e portfolio and view a showcase of their best work Communicate more effectively with other children and adults Be active partners with the school & engage with wider school issues Be reassured that they are working within an e-safe environment Access to there own learning goals and targets

What do I need to do to get involved? Get your MIS and Merlin integrated How can I access training? Contact your LA rep or Questions

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Ofsted quote….. Accelerate the progress of more-able pupils by: encouraging them to take more responsibility for their own learning allowing pupils to move on to activities sooner and not always being required to listen to all of the teachers' introductions

22/06/2016(C) 2011 SWGfL Trust

22/06/2016(C) 2011 SWGfL Trust

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