Sharing Your Child’s Learning

We believe that parents are our children’s first teachers. We will therefore continually engage with you regarding your child’s learning journey. In addition, there will be different points in the year at which we will formally meet with you or report on your child’s learning and development.

PARENT–TEACHER CONFERENCES

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

Parents are always welcome to make appointments outside of these formal PTCs at mutually convenient times throughout the year to discuss any aspect of their child’s learning and development.

Formal Reports

One short report including data that details your child’s attainment in each subject area will be communicated at the end of Term 1.

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

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. Over time, it will tell a story about your child and their learning. Whilst your child was in EYFS, you will have been used to seeing lots of photographs and written observations of them. In Key Stage 1, the children are expected to independently document different aspects of their learning. In EYFS, much of the assessment is informed by observations of the children. In Key Stage 1, a wider variety of assessment techniques will be used by teachers; therefore, parents should expect to see less photographs uploaded by our teachers of the children engaged with their learning and more of specific pieces of work, uploaded by the children, which demonstrate their understanding of a particular task or experience.