Case study
Winthorpe Primary Schools, Notts
Q1 - How has Classroom Monitor helped your staff?
The tracking sheets filled in by staff allow them to see at a glance which learning objectives need to be incorporated into future planning as objectives that are untaught or that children have struggled with are highlighted. This is a task that would otherwise be more difficult in our cross curricular approach to teaching and learning.
Q2 - How has Classroom Monitor helped you as Senior Management?
There is a great deal of data that can be retrieved from the system to support curriculum co-ordinators and the senior management team. Perhaps the greatest value comes from the fact that Classroom monitor uses the teacher's monitoring of learning objectives to create a clear picture of progress against national curriculum Levels.
Q3 - When you have needed help with Classroom Monitor how helpful has the technical support been?
The technical support team have always been very helpful, talking me through any problems I have encountered. They don't even laugh at me when I ask stupid questions.
Q4 - Would you recommend Classroom Monitor to other schools? And what is the one thing that you would recommend above everything else?
I would recommend classroom monitor to all primary schools. I would say that to gain the maximum benefit of the system there needs to be a commitment from all staff to keep their tracking up to date.
Q5 - What has the reaction been from other parties to Classroom Monitor? Eg Ofsted/Parents/Advisors/Governors etc
We make several references to classroom monitor in our SEF. Governors can see very clearly that the tracking of pupil progress takes place in a systematic way and that it is easily managed by class teachers.
Q6 - Is there anything else that you would like to add regarding your experiences of Classroom Monitor?
The use of Classroom monitor provides us with a clear focus for the kind of activities teachers should be engaged in during their PPA time. This leads to a very clear picture of progress and attainment, of the coverage of key learning objectives and provides a picture of those areas that will need to be focussed on in future school improvement planning.
