The Government expects schools to offer parents online access with real-time reporting on progress, behaviour, special needs, attendance and attainment. The deadline? 2012. Regulations or no, it simply makes sense to get parents on board and use technology to facilitate the process.
And what do parents want most? Access to information. Photos from educational visits and a glimpse of the school day. Examples of a student’s best work and an understanding of where the struggles are. Even when words are few or time is short, such insight can get the parent-child conversation going, and the support.
You can use Merlin to make this happen. From punctuality to performance, parents can access summary and detailed information about their child’s life at school – without having to wait for a parent-teacher meeting. They can view projects from class-time, and get a better idea of how to help on the homework front. With student data managed in transferable accounts, there’s an efficient, flexible and responsive system to cater for single parents, irregular hours, periods of transition and changes of address. (Schools avoid the nightmares of manual input too.) You can use surveys to canvas opinion on school changes. Once you’ve engaged parents, you’ve got the child on board too.
Find out how to get parents on board with Merlin