There’s no glossing over the fact that this year has been nothing short of challenging for anyone working in a school. But while there’s been plenty of sector discussion about the obstacles faced by heads and teaching staff - and rightly so - less has been said about the separate set of challenges faced by SBMs.
A spotlight on SBMs part 1: wellbeing and workload during COVID-19
Topics: parents, scholarpack, blog, parent communication, school reopening
3 ways we’re making it easier for you to engage with parents...
Close your eyes and imagine a world where you could reduce the sheer volume of admin that you have to do when engaging with your parent community. If you’ve fallen asleep, exhausted from all of the admin - I understand. ScholarPack understands too, which is why they’ve worked in partnership with 30 primary schools to develop the ScholarPack Parents app - designed to not only reduce your workload but also save money and help you work better with parents. Here’s how…
Topics: parents, scholarpack, blog, parent communication, school reopening
Over 500 schools helped us build this assessment tool. Here's the results...
The way you assess pupils will be unique to your school, so why settle for one-size-fits-all assessment tools?
Well, we think you shouldn’t. And so, we worked with over 500 schools to deliver a highly personalised assessment module to meet your needs in more ways than one.
Topics: scholarpack, blog, covid19, school reopening
Five “silver linings” schools have found during lockdown
“The great thing about this pandemic is that we have learned to slow down and restore our work/life balance.” Said no school leader ever.
This “silver lining” will probably be slightly jarring for you as a school leader who has just made it through the most stressful school year in recent history. And while 2020 isn’t over yet, the dust does seem to be settling somewhat across the sector - allowing us to take a step back and reflect on some of the more positive outcomes from lockdown…
Topics: scholarpack, blog, covid19, school reopening