10/5/2009

Ref: PP005

Teachers at St Agatha’s Catholic Primary School in Kingston, Surrey are now able to constantly monitor pupils’ progress while reducing their amount of paperwork, thanks to the new ‘Classroom Monitor’ (www.classroommonitor.co.uk) assessment software.  Designed to relieve the burden of paper-based reporting, teachers at St Agatha’s are able to constantly track, assess and record the progress each child at the school has made.

Headteacher Paddy Monk chose the technology to make reporting vastly easier for teachers to manage and view, thus alleviating time that was previously spent on the paperwork involved in recording the development of each pupil. He commented: “Classroom Monitor is a really efficient way for teachers to record their pupil’s achievements on an on-going basis.  It provides me with a very clear overview of how each pupil, class, year group and the entire school is achieving. Classroom Monitor provides effective support to all managers to ensure that our pupils here at St Agatha’s are making the right rate of progress in their learning. St Agatha’s is a forward thinking school and we constantly strive to offer our pupils ICT and resources to engage and encourage the children to learn. We are always looking at technologies we feel would benefit our pupils and are delighted with the results of using Classroom Monitor.”

Classroom Monitor allows teachers to quickly and easily input data for each pupil’s progress in meeting certain competencies and highlights where additional support is required. At a glance, teachers, senior staff and governors can gauge how well pupils are performing and for Ofsted purposes, the school can be easily evaluated to ascertain areas of excellence and where additional attention is necessary.

The Government has specified that by 2012, all primary schools are to provide real-time reporting to parents, keeping them informed about their child’s achievement and progress. As a school which offers its pupils an ICT rich learning experience, St Agatha’s is already meeting this target three years ahead of schedule with the implementation of Classroom Monitor. 

Chris Scarth, Director, Prime Principle, commented: “Everyday, teachers are faced with a demanding level of paperwork to complete. Paddy Monk’s efforts to make reporting and assessment pain-free and more importantly useful to teaching staff, ensures that pupils are guaranteed the best level of education available and properly personalised to their individual needs.”

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