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Exploiting ICT to improve parental engagement,
moving towards online reporting
Simon Shaw Head of Institutional Management Becta
Online reporting Transforming learning through
parental engagement
All schools moving towards online reporting
exploiting ICT to improve parental engagement
Secondary
Primary
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The Parents Premium
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• Parental involvement in a childs schooling
  between ages 7 and 16 is a more powerful force
  than family background, size of family and level
  of parental education.Feinstein, L Symons, J.
  Oxford Economic papers, 51 (1999)

Effect of parents / Effect of school
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What is it that makes a difference?
A fathers interest in a childs schooling is
strongly linked to educational outcomes for the
child (Hobcraft. CASE briefing Nov 1998)
It is the at-home relationships and modelling
of aspirations which play the major part in
impact on school outcomes. (Desforges 2003)
Very high parental interest is associated with
better exam results than for children whose
parents show no interest. (NCDS 1999)
its what parents do rather than who they are
that counts
Pupils achievement in the schools where the
impact of parental involvement was judged to be
outstanding had clearly improved. (Ofsted 2007)
They parents should be supported providing the
results of periodic assessments for parents in an
easy to understand format, such as using traffic
lights (2020 Vision recommendations)
Parental interest in their childs education is
the single most powerful predictor of achievement
at age 16. (Attainment in secondary school
report, Feinstein Symons)
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Parental involvement with education providers
declines as they get older

• Parents were worried by the falling off of
  opportunities (for involvement with schools) as
  children grow olderthose parents with children
  in secondary as well as primary schools believed
  that close parent teacher links were as necessary
  for adolescents as five year olds 1

Whether the parent feels involved with the
childs school/college life 2
Not At All/Not Very Involved
Very/Quite Involved
Pre-school
83
Primary
61
Secondary
44
School 6th Form
32
FE 16-19
47
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
Source 1- Cambridge, Community Soundings 2007
2-BMG 2007
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EPRA Research Project Headlines

• there is a consistent relationship between
  increasing parental engagement (particularly of
  hard to reach parents) and improved attendance,
  behaviour and student achievement.
• Engaging hard to reach parents has a
  disproportionate impact on raising school
  performance and student achievement.
• Parents influence on student learning outcomes
  is greater than the school influence This is
  particularly true of hard to reach parents
• Professor Alma Harris 2007

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Parental Involvement in Childrens Education
2007 DCSF-RR034 Mark Peters, Ken Seeds, Andrew
Goldstein and Nick Coleman

• Around half (51) of parents felt very involved
  in their childs school life this is an increase
  from29 in 2001, to 38 in 2004 to 51 in the
  2007 survey.

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Parental Involvement in Childrens Education
2007 DCSF-RR034 Mark Peters, Ken Seeds, Andrew
Goldstein and Nick Coleman

• Parents are now more likely to see a childs
  education as mainly or wholly their
  responsibility (28). This represents a shift
  from previous years, when parents were more
  likely to see it as the schools responsibility.

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Universal access (Home access)
Learner entitlement
Health(NHS Direct)
Social Networking(Inclusion for all children)
Home ICT
Government Services(CLG savings estimate at
80m)
Personal Cost Savingse.g Energy holidays
9 5A-Cs
Parental engagement
Communications(potential for free phone calls)
Skills and employability(lifelong learning
access to jobs)
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Parental Involvement in Childrens Education
2007 DCSF-RR034 Mark Peters, Ken Seeds, Andrew
Goldstein and Nick Coleman
In terms of future communication strategies,
informal discussions are now seen as the most
useful method of communication. Methods other
than face-to-face contact (eg e-mail) were more
popular with parents who are currently less
involved, so these methods could be focused on
such parents.
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What parents want.
Parental Involvement in Childrens Education
2007 DCSF-RR034 Mark Peters, Ken Seeds, Andrew
Goldstein and Nick Coleman

• The majority (57) want termly access to formal
  reports that tell them how their child is doing.
• In addition to formal reports 80 of parents
  find secure online access to the most up to date
  information appealing.

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• Parents will be contacted by a staff member at
  secondary school before their child starts at the
  school
• Parents will be able to attend information
  sessions at the new school
• Every child will have a personal tutor who knows
  them in the round, and acts as a main contact for
  parents
• Parents will have regular, up to date information
  on their childs attendance, behaviour and
  progress in learning
• Parents Councils will ensure that parents voices
  are heard within the school
• Parents complaints will be managed in a
  straightforward and open way.

Department for Children, Schools and Families The
Childrens Plan Building brighter
futures Presented to Parliament by the Secretary
of State for Children, Schools and Families by
Command of Her Majesty December 2007
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Initial and ongoing engagement with suppliers
MIS, Learning Platform and messaging suppliers
developing solutions
Case studies, video and framework developed to
support initiative
Engagement with social partners
Parental engagement and online reporting endorsed
by WAMG and IRU
EPRA toolkit made available to all secondary
schools
Online reporting briefings for secondary schools
All schools moving towards online reporting
exploiting ICT to improve parental engagement
Secondary
Schools acting asguides andadvocates
Interoperability is being addressed through SIFA
(Systems Interoperability Framework Association)
Reference groups established to support
implementation
Parental engagement theme on Becta schools
website goes live
Online reporting advocate schools established
to build capacity
Hothouse online reporting schools funded to
accelerate and track progress
Suppliers are responding to the demands of
schools and parents for better systems to engage
parents
Schools contributing to further case studies and
exemplification of progress
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Summer term 2008 Letter to all headteachers and
chairs of governors from Jim Knight Stephen
Crowne IRU WAMG
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Managing informationfor parents
Real-time reporting Online reporting Parental
reporting Exploiting ICT to improve parental
engagement, moving towards online reporting
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The rationale Is to improve the quality of
dialogue between schools, learners and parents to
support the immediate, emerging and developing
needs of learners.

• The principles
• Extending what is already good practice
• Making best use of what is already in place and
  available
• Efficient and effective practice (enter once, use
  many times)
• Not a duplication or replacement of the annual
  report
• Developing sustainable approaches and processes
  for reportingPupil progress, behaviour,
  attainment, SEN and attendance

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Exploiting ICT to improve parental engagement,
moving towards online reporting
Home access to learning
Access to resources
Course and home work
Sharing achievements
Parent and learner days
Email exchanges
Community information
SMStexting
Two way communication
Information for parents
Online reporting
Electronic reports
Mobile phone alerts
NEXT SLIDE
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Exploiting ICT to improve parental engagement,
moving towards online reporting
Online reporting journey
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Framework designed to support self and peer
review and assist with action planning content
developed by school practitioners
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Challenge the effectiveness of the solutions and
processes you already have in place Discuss
appropriate solutions with your local authority
and improvement partners.

• Benefits of online reporting
• Suggested priority actions
• Online reporting checklist
• Key questions to ask

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www.becta.org.uk/engagingparents
Clear introductory guide to the agenda with links
and advice on how to move forward
Evidence and research papers
Introduction to the agenda
Examples of existing practice
Video examples and experiences
Guide to making a start and developing a strategy
Framework for review and planning
Online reporting framework for download with
links, updates and further material
Guide to using the framework
Whole-school review
School experiences (case studies)
Supplier and technical information
EPRA toolkit and support
Regional workshops
On-line diary / blog
Local peer advice
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What schools said at briefings

• It is powerful and exciting that online
  reporting is ALL about learning Newcastle
  14.10.08

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• Direction of travel.
• The impact on the parent/learner relationship of
  better access.
• School information being used as part of family
  social networking.
• Moving towards appropriate and secure sharing of
  information between services.
• No single solution or single channel of
  communication.

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Exploiting ICT to improve parental engagement,
moving towards online reporting

• Simon Shaw Head of Institutional Management
• www.becta.org.uk/schools/parentalengagment
• engagingparents_at_becta.org.uk
• www.ict-register.net