EDClass for Parents

Parents: How EDClass Can Support You and Your Child

Navigating your child’s education, especially when they have specific learning needs or face challenges attending school, can be complex.

As a DfE-accredited provider EDClass meets specific government standards for online education quality and safeguarding, offering parents external validation of the service.

EDClass is designed as an online learning platform to provide support and ensure continuity in their education, offering several features that can be helpful for both you and your child.

Stay Informed and Involved

Parent Portal

You'll have access to a dedicated parent portal. This allows you to track your child's progress in real-time, see the lessons and tasks they've been assigned, and view detailed reports on their activity and performance.

Direct Communication

The platform includes a secure messaging system, enabling you to communicate directly with teachers (both from EDClass and potentially your child's school, MAT or Local Authority) and your child about their learning.

Personalised Learning Experience

Focus on Needs

The platform aims to identify and address knowledge gaps, targeting the learning journey effectively.

Flexible Access

Learning materials can be accessed anytime and anywhere with an internet connection, which can be helpful for fitting learning around appointments or managing fluctuating energy levels.

Expert Teacher Support

UK-qualified teachers are available to provide real-time support, guidance, and help address specific learning challenges your child might encounter.

Engaging Content

Lessons are designed to be interactive and engaging, using videos, live lessons, pre-recorded lessons, learning pathways and activities to help maintain motivation and foster a positive attitude towards learning.

Adapts to your Child

EDClass tailors the learning experience to your child's individual needs, pace, and learning style. They can work through lessons and assignments at a speed that suits them.

Learning pathways are tailored to your child's individual needs, pace, and learning style, adapting the curriculum where appropriate. The information shared during onboarding (including SEND/EHCP/CAMHS details) helps teachers differentiate their approach.

Support for Special Educational Needs (SEND)

Designed for SEND

The platform is explicitly designed to support pupils with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Tailored Learning Paths

Specific learning pathways are created based on individual needs and goals, helping your child progress appropriately. Information about your child's SEND requirements helps EDClass staff provide the right support.

Accessibility Features

Built-in tools like customisable fonts and screen layouts, as well as text-to-speech options (reading text aloud), help make the content more accessible.

Reduced Anxiety Environment

For some children, particularly those with anxiety or sensory sensitivities, the online environment can feel less overwhelming than a busy classroom. The platform aims for a clear, structured layout to aid focus.

Building Confidence & Independence

By allowing students to learn at their own pace and experience success in a supportive setting, EDClass aims to boost self-esteem and encourage greater independence in learning.

Focus on Wellbeing and Safety

Secure Environment

EDClass prioritises creating a safe online space. All activity and sessions are monitored and recorded to ensure student wellbeing and safety.

Mental Health Aware

The platform acknowledges the importance of mental health and aims to provide a supportive environment, with resources available to help students manage stress and anxiety. Regular check-ins monitor emotional wellbeing alongside academic progress.

Flexibility and Accessibility

Overcoming Attendance Barriers

It provides a solution for children unable to attend physical school due to illness, medical appointments, mental health challenges (like school phobia or anxiety), exclusion, or other circumstances.

Learning from Home

Reduces logistical stress related to school runs, travel time, and costs.

Flexible Pacing

Students can often work at their own pace, which can be beneficial for those who need more time to understand concepts or those needing to catch up.

Improved Engagement and Confidence

Reduced Pressure

Learning individually or in very small groups online can remove the pressures of a large classroom, allowing children to ask questions and participate without fear of judgment.

Breaking Down Barriers

The platform is designed specifically to help re-engage learners who may have become demotivated or disengaged from traditional education.

Building Positive Relationships

Tutors aim to build trust and rapport, creating a supportive relationship that can boost a child's confidence.

If Your Child is SEND, Has an EHCP or is Under a CAMHS Provision

It’s natural to want detailed information about the support available, especially when your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or is involved with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

Onboarding Commitment

Goal Setting

An initial consultation helps establish your child's specific needs and learning goals. If applicable, the school provides Schemes of Work to help EDClass create learning pathways aligned with what your child should be studying.

Safeguarding Introduction

You and the school will be introduced to EDClass's safeguarding policies and the dedicated safeguarding team.

Information Sharing

The process starts with a partnership between EDClass and your child's school (or you, if home educating). During setup, the school is required to share relevant information about your child's needs, including details from their EHCP or information related to CAMHS involvement.

This information is crucial for providing the right support. It also assists all stakeholders when discussing and evidencing progress against these specific EHCP outcomes which are encouraged by EDClass to be involve within the onboarding, engagement meetings and within the regular review meetings.

Nurture and Wellbeing Support (Relevant for CAMHS Context)

Safe Environment

A primary focus is creating a safe, supportive, and inclusive online environment where students feel comfortable. All sessions are monitored and recorded for safety and child protection.

Building Rapport

Teachers aim to build trust and rapport, going beyond academics to create a space for open communication about individual needs.

Wellbeing Monitoring

A dedicated team conducts regular check-ins to monitor emotional wellbeing alongside academic progress, aiming to identify and address concerns proactively. The platform also tracks engagement patterns which can indicate welfare issues.

Resilience

EDClass lists an approach that focuses on resilience, demonstrating an awareness of supporting children affected by trauma, though specific methods aren't detailed as they are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Mental Health Aware

EDClass acknowledges the importance of mental health and aims to support students experiencing anxiety or other difficulties. While specific therapeutic tools aren't detailed, wellbeing resources are mentioned to help manage stress and build resilience.

The platform can provide educational continuity for students facing long waits for external services like CAMHS.

Specific SEND and EHCP Support

Designed for SEND

The platform is built to accommodate learners with a range of SEND. EDClass aims to provide a flexible, personalised, and supportive online learning solution that helps overcome barriers your child might face. It keeps you connected to their education while offering tools and support tailored to their specific learning and SEND requirements.

Goal Alignment (via School Input)

EDClass mentions providing "goal-aligned learning plans" as part of its EHCP support. This alignment relies on the school providing the necessary curriculum information (Schemes of Work) during setup. This means we follow the school’s schemes of work and schedule where we create a unique learning pathway so that your child’s learning and progress is not hindered.

Accessibility

Features like customisable fonts, layouts, and text-to-speech options are available to make learning materials more accessible. Multi-sensory approaches like videos and interactive activities are also used.

EHCP Data Use

Information that your child has an EHCP is collected during registration and used to inform the educational, nurture and pastoral care provided.

Ongoing Support and Collaboration

External Agency Communication

EDClass maintains communication with schools, MATs and Local Authorities regarding student welfare. Procedures are in place to report safeguarding concerns to external agencies like social services if needed, coordinated by Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs). Direct collaboration tools within the platform for agencies like CAMHS are adhered to.

Regular Reviews

Progress reviews involving the school (and potentially you) are held regularly – at least termly, but ideally every six weeks – to discuss how things are going.

Tracking Progress

Parents can often access information (potentially via the school or LA) about their child's attendance, engagement levels, and academic progress through the platform's reporting features. You have access to track progress, see assigned work, and use a secure messaging system to communicate with teachers.

Detailed reports track general progress, lesson completion, engagement, and attainment, which helps educators and parents monitor development and identify support needs.

EDClass commits to providing a personalised, supportive, and safeguarded learning environment.

For children with EHCPs or CAMHS involvement, the platform relies on information shared by the school to tailor support, offers qualified teacher interaction, monitors wellbeing, and provides tools for you to track general progress and communicate.

While it offers significant support structures, specific tracking against granular EHCP outcomes and direct integration with CAMHS services appear limited based on the available information, highlighting the importance of the partnership with your child’s school and the regular review process.

Elected Home Education and EDClass

If you’re choosing to home educate and are considering EDClass as the primary way to deliver your child’s education, here’s a more detailed look at how it aims to support you in that role.

Comprehensive Educational Resources

National Curriculum Standards

EDClass is positioned as a comprehensive home education solution, offering a broad curriculum covering core subjects like Maths, English, and Science, suitable for Key Stage 1 to 4 (ages 11-16). It provides a bank of over 11,000 lessons designed to align with national standards.

Targeted Learning

We have extensive content and learning pathways that can be tailored for any individual.

DfE-accredited

As a DfE-accredited provider, you have assurance that the platform meets recognised national standards for online education quality and effectiveness.

Your Role as Educator, Supported by EDClass

Expert Teacher Access

Although you are the primary educator, your child isn't learning in isolation. They have access to support from UK-qualified teachers via the platform for guidance, lessons that are live, scheduled and pre-recorded, answering questions, and addressing learning challenges.

Flexibility

The platform's "anytime, anywhere" access fits the flexible nature of home education, allowing you to structure learning around your child's needs and your family's schedule.

Personalisation Control

While EDClass offers personalised learning pathways, as the home educator, you can guide this process. You can track progress, identify strengths and weaknesses, and work with the platform's tools and support staff to tailor lessons to your child's specific needs and your educational goals for them.

Managing and Monitoring Learning

Parent Portal

The parent portal becomes your central hub. You can monitor exactly what lessons your child is completing, track their engagement (like login times), view their progress through detailed reports and analytics, and see their attainment levels. This gives you the oversight needed when managing their entire education.

Communication

The secure messaging system allows direct communication with the EDClass support teachers if needed, facilitating a partnership in supporting your child's learning.

Supporting SEND Requirements in a Home Education Setting

Built-in Support

The platform is designed to accommodate learners with SEND, offering features like customisable fonts/layouts and text-to-speech.

Structured Environment

The platform aims for a clear, predictable structure, which can help reduce anxiety and aid focus for some students with SEND.

Personalised Pathways for SEND

Learning pathways can be tailored to cater to the specific needs and goals associated with your child's SEND, allowing them to progress at their own pace. Information you provide about their SEND needs helps EDClass staff differentiate their support.

Progress Tracking

The general progress tracking helps you monitor how your child is doing and identify areas where they might need more support, which is crucial when managing SEND requirements independently.

When using EDClass as your sole provision for home education, it provides the structured curriculum, teaching support, and tracking mechanisms, while giving you the parental oversight and control necessary to manage your child’s education effectively, including support for SEND.

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