Primary Report Writer Online

classroom use

Context

In a desire to make the tiresome task of report writing easier I explored some of the timesaving resources available. With Primary Report Writer Online I was able to sit at home or at school and produce my class reports with ease. With modern technology comes the computer age and with it the ability to produce work, save, store and access it easily. Whether you are confident using computers or not, this program is easily accessible and straightforward to use. No need to carry those paper reports and excess paperwork everywhere, all the information you need is available from any computer with internet access.

Labour saving aspects

Primary Report Writer is a program with instant access and several means of support. One report could take minutes to produce once you are familiar with the report writing system. There is literally everything you could need for report writing at a fingertip! Administrator access allows for the report to be customised to suit the desired format of the school eg to customise the headings, font etc of every report.

Student Response

This was not a student program although I contracted some teachers to trial Primary Report Writer within my school after they had previously experimenting with a disastrous report writer. The reluctant participants were pleased with what Bluehills had to offer and it restored their belief in time saving report writing programs. Some claimed it halved the time previously spent on producing school reports.

Special Needs

The report system identifies a SEN area within the report if you choose to use it. It allows for the teacher to input individual comments about the child. Although no additional statements are offered it is possible to build up a bank of your own and save for future reference. If all teachers added one statement a sizeable bank would be created in no time at all.

IWB Suitability

Due to the fact that this website programme is an administrative tool there is no need for it to be displayed on the Whiteboard during any normal session however, it may prove very useful during staff training and introducing new developments.

Assessment and pupil tracking opportunities

The teacher completes their assessment of a child in the form of a report with National Curriculum levels, targets and statements. These reports are then saved and can be used to compare with any future reports. The confidential data is protected by several mechanisms including encryption, passwords and time-out. The data is then backed up at least once a day.

Teachers and the senior management team can easily identify the progression of children throughout the years as well as acquire additional copies of reports for various agencies. Historical or age-related comparisons can be made due to the storage facility within the program. It is possible to correlate assessment data and other data, including SATs scores, NFER test results and SEN levels for example.