Digital Learning

At Robert May's School, we use a range of Educational Apps and Websites to support learning. Below you will find guidance for the use of these Apps and Websites.

Bromcom:

This is our parent engagement platform, accessible via the MyChildAtSchool (MCAS) website or mobile app. It allows parents and carers to stay up to date with their child's daily school life, track academic progress, view key announcements, and securely manage school payments.

ClassCharts:

This is a web or App-based system to allow us to share day to day information with students and parents. ClassCharts is an app that you can download to your phone or use on a desktop. The system will then allow you to check for achievement points, behaviour points, sanctions and Prep in real time so that you can have meaningful discussions with your child about their day to day learning in school. 

The school use it for;

• Registers
• Seating plans
• Achievement points
• Behaviour points
• Setting homework (Prep)

You can use this document to find out further information about Class Charts, its uses and how to get set up:

ClassCharts for Parents

ClickView:

ClickView is a digital video library and teaching tool specifically for schools. The intention is that it is filled with appropriate curriculum-linked videos, from documentaries to subject-specific clips. Staff can find relevant videos, often with ready-made quizzes and resources, and even create their own interactive video lessons. 

The school use it for;

• Videos
• Clips
• Ready-made quizzes

CPOMS:

CPOMS is the software that the school uses to record any and every safeguarding incident and concern. It enables us as a school to record incidents of harm and abuse. It also enables the school to identify trends and patterns of harm and abuse.

The school use it for;
Reporting any safeguarding issues.

EVOLVE:

EVOLVE is an online system used by the school for the planning, approval and management of educational visits, sports fixtures and some extra-curricular activities. 

Google Calendar:

Google Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar service developed by Google. With Google Calendar, you can quickly schedule meetings and events and get reminders about upcoming activities, so you always know what's next.. 

The School use it for;

• School calendars
• Department calendars
• Google meet invites (online meetings)

Google Classroom:

Google Classroom is a piece of software that aims to simplify creating, distributing and assessing learning in a paperless way. Teachers can use Google Classroom to send announcements to entire classes, share resources, lesson notes, PowerPoints, diagrams, and other pieces of online learning. Students can use it to access work covered in class in school, at home or on the go.

The school use it for;

• Sending work to students
• Creating individual versions of a presentation for a child
• Mark work using comments function
• Store and organise work for students

Google Drive:

Google Drive is a file management storage option, where staff - and pupils - manage all their electronic files. Such as documents, spreadsheets and presentations. They also use the Google Suite, available on Google Drive, to create documents, presentations and spreadsheets etc. 

The School use it for;

• Creating word documents/presentations/excel documents etc.  
• Share documents with others

Google Mail:

Gmail is the schools email communication, it enables the school to exchange emails with colleagues, students, and parents, maintaining a formal and organized communication channel.

The school use it for;

• Email communications

Seneca:

Seneca is a free, online learning platform that provides engaging, interactive resources aligned with UK secondary school curricula, designed to support student learning and revision. Students can use the platform to study independently or complete assignments set by their teachers. Summaries, notes, videos and lots of different types of practice questions are all found on the Seneca platform. Some departments use SENECA for their Prep work, others for revision tasks.

The school use it for;

• Prep setting
• Quizzing
• Practice papers

SENSO:

SENSO is the application the school uses to monitor pupils on their laptops, whilst their laptops are being used in school. SENSO, as well as monitoring what pupils are doing on their laptops, also has several features that staff use to support learning, such as directly sending links, resources, opinion polls and surveys across. 

The school use it for;

• Screen monitoring equipment for laptops.

Teams:

Microsoft Teams is a messaging and video calling app used at school — a workspace for real-time collaboration and communication, meetings, file and app sharing.

The school use it for;

• Students use it in IT and computing lessons
• Some external staff meetings