Sharing Your Child’s Learning

We believe that parents are our children’s first teachers. Your observations and understanding of your child are extremely important in ensuring we know your child’s strengths and can successfully plan for their next steps. We will therefore continually engage with you regarding your child’s learning and development. In addition, there will be different points in the year at which we will formally meet with you or report on your child’s attainment and progress.

PARENT–TEACHER CONFERENCES

Three Parent–Teacher Conferences (PTCs) take place during the year: August , December and March

Formal Reports

One long report detailing your child’s attainment and achievement in all areas of the curriculum will be issued at the end of Term 3.

At the end of FS-2, you will also receive your child’s EYFSP, which documents their attainment according to the ELGs.

Should your child leave DBIS part way through the year, you can request an interim report which shares your child’s learning and development.

ELECTRONIC LEARNING JOURNEY (SEESAW)

Throughout your child’s time in our Primary School, we will record their learning in an electronic learning journey (Seesaw) to celebrate their experiences. As your child progresses through the Primary School, it will tell a story about your child and their learning as well as their friends and the activities they enjoyed sharing with others. In EYFS, the children’s learning is largely documented by their teacher; however as they progress into Key Stages 1 and 2, the children take greater responsibility for evidencing their learning through Seesaw.

The electronic learning journey in EYFS may include:

Photographs & Videos – These capture moments and sequences of your child’s learning, their interests and their explorations. We will write down exactly what your child says so we can capture the individual voice of your child in their learning. This also provides an accurate record of language development.

Observations – These are quick notes of significant and spontaneous moments we notice in your child’s learning.

Your Child’s Creations – These could be photos of the children’s models, their role play, marks they have made, their writing, their artwork etc., with a comment to explain what your child did or said.