According to a recent survey performed by itslearning of 5805 teachers in six different countries, only 57% say they are happy with how much they communicate with their students' parents. Wouldn't it be nice if it was 100%?
Today, teachers communicate with parents via letters sent home with the students, email, or at parent-teacher meeting once a semester. The survey reveals that many teachers want to communicate with parents more often, but don't have the time – or a good communication channel.
Easy overview of your child's education
itslearning's parent portal makes the teacher-parent communication easier than ever – and the information is not forgotten in the backpack. Parent'saccess the dashboard using a unique username and password, and can log in from any computer that's connected to the internet. They can access information about their child at any time, including up-coming tasks, attendance, behaviour, grades, study plans and assignments. Each individual school can decide what to publish.
Primary school looks to improve parental engagement
Teachers and parents at Apeltun Primary School began using the parent portal in September 2010. Six months on, the teachers share their impressions of the portal and the parents’ reaction. Read more...
Time saving for teachers
The parent dashboard is also time-saving for teachers. They don't have to spend time preparing reports on their students' progress, attendance, behaviour or attainments, because the information is automatically updated on the parent dashboard as soon as they update it in it's learning.
7 out of 10 schools think the internet could improve communication with parents
According to a survey by itslearning, 71% of teachers feel that a secure internet ‘parent portal’, where parents could see details about their child's schooling, would improve school-to-parent communication. Read more...