22/5/2009

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Teachers at Wimboldsley Community Primary School in Middlewich, Cheshire are now free to spend more time teaching thanks to new ‘Classroom Monitor’ (www.classroommonitor.co.uk) assessment technology. Designed to help teachers assess and record each individual pupil’s progress, the application keeps an ongoing track of how students are developing without the need for copious tests. The application also eliminates the need for paper-based reporting and assessment for staff. Proven to save as much as 50% of time spent on reporting, Wimboldsley Community Primary School staff now have significantly more time to devote to pupils in the classroom.

Headteacher, Mike Bousfield chose the technology to make reporting much easier for teachers to manage and view, thus alleviating time that was previously spent on recording the development of each pupil.

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.

Mike Bousfield, Headteacher at Wimboldsley Community Primary School said: “Classroom Monitor gives my staff an accurate visual representation of how each pupil is progressing, negating the need for us to conduct frequent tests or waiting for end of year tests to be alerted to students that need extra support. It also provides me with a very clear overview of how each pupil, class, year group and indeed the entire school is achieving. At the end of each term I can conduct an audit and spot any areas that need addressing and ensure that our pupils here at Wimboldsley Primary are getting the best education we can provide.”

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. Wimboldsley Community Primary School is already meeting this target three years ahead of schedule with the implementation of Classroom Monitor. 

Chris Scarth, Commercial Director at Prime Principle, commented: “Everyday, teachers are faced with a demanding level of paperwork to complete. Mike Bousfield’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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