I need help preparing for Ofsted

By using Fronter regularly, much of the information Ofsted inspectors will need to assess your school is already n one place.

To help we are running a ‘Preparing for Ofsted’ webinar which covers:

– A number of good practice examples of how Fronter and Webfronter can support an Ofsted visit
– How to set up and manage an Ofsted Fronter Room
– How to manage staff and inspector access of Fronter during the visit

If you would like more detail on how to create your own Ofsted room, why not join our ‘Basic Room Management’ webinar where you can get a better understanding of how Fronter rooms work.

How can I use Fronter for assessment?

The following Fronter tools can be used together to provide that all important learner assessment information:

– ILP & Goal tool
– Hand-in tool
– Test tool
– Portfolio tool

The ILP* & Goal tool is used to set individual learning goals, you can then set the learner homework which they submit using the ‘hand-in’ tool and tests in class can be managed using the ‘test tool’. The results from both the ‘hand-in’ and the ‘test tool’ are automatically collated in the ‘Portfolio tool’ which contains a results matrix that can be used as a virtual mark book.

We are running an ‘Assessment with Fronter’ webinar where you can learn more about how Fronter handles assessment in more detail. We also have an ‘Introduction to the ILP and Goal Tool’ webinar and a ‘Using the ILP & Goal Tool’ training course which cover how to set up learning goals in Fronter.

*Individual Learning Plan (ILP)

I’d like to learn more about rooms in Fronter

Think of your school – it’s in a building, with rooms for classes, shelves for resources i.e. books and pupil registers for your learners. Fronter is structured in much the same way, but online.

Fronter is your virtual school building. You create ‘rooms’ for teaching subjects, general school information to be shared with colleagues and much more. To those rooms you add the learners for each specific subject such as ‘School Information’.

To help you get started we have created a bank of ‘Ready-to-Go’ rooms which are loaded with quizzes, forums, videos, games and much more.

If you would like to know more about how to create your own rooms join our ‘Basic Room Management’ webinar.

How Fronter can help children to communicate openly about religion?

Fronter has a number of built-in tools to help engage learners and encourage them to have a voice.

Have you thought about using the forum tool? Forums allow learners to comment without the pressure of speaking up in class. If you don’t have a forum why not create a room and add it, or download one of our free ‘Ready-to-Go’ rooms. Not made a room before? Why not attend the ‘Basic Room Management’ webinar.

How can I use Fronter to teach students to be safe online?

Using Fronter is already a great way to keep learners safe online in a secure environment, but did you know that we have:

– A ‘Ready-to’Go’ room called ‘eSafety’ which contains helpful videos, interactive quizzes and links to useful websites such as ‘thinkuknow’ that help learners understand how to stay safe online
– An ‘Online Safety & Security’ webinar for Primary and Secondary pupils

We also have a wide range of ‘Ready-to-Go’ rooms available to download, visit www.fronter.co.uk.

Pssstt: Have you heard of the ‘Safer Internet’ event that takes place every year? Visit www.saferinternetday.org for more details.

I need to build a school website from scratch – how can Fronter help?

Your Fronter learning platform provides the ability to create and manage school websites using a tool we call ‘Webfronter’.

If you know how to create and edit a page in Fronter then you already have the skills to make your own website!

To learn more about how to create interesting and engaging websites then why not join one of our training courses – you could even build your website in the training:

– Creating your school website
– Webfronter

How can I use Fronter more?

Are you the only person using Fronter in school? If so, getting other people to help manage the system will drive up its usage. Why not encourage your colleagues to join the ‘Two Day Training Programme’, designed to guide new teachers and staff through their first meeting with Fronter.

Another option would be to talk to other schools using Fronter to find out just how they use the system, take a look at our forum  and ask a question – our Champion schools are happy to offer guidance. Champion Schools often open a small section of their Fronter learning platform for other schools to get inspiration from too.

There are also some of our Customer Stories or Tips and Tricks for more ideas available on our websites.

With the curriculum change around assessment – how can I monitor pupil progress?

Just because the curriculum changes, doesn’t mean you should assess differently. You should carry on as you have always done but update your targets, levels and assessment opportunities.

Monitoring learner progress in Fronter can be achieved using the ‘Portfolio tool’. It contains a results matrix that can be used as a virtual mark book where hand-ins and tests will be automatically added, work not submitted electronically can also be recorded here.

We are running an ‘Assessment with Fronter’ webinar where you can learn about how Fronter handles assessment in more detail as well as an ‘Introduction to the ILP and Goal Tool’ webinar and a ‘Using the ILP & Goal Tool’ training course which cover how to set up learning goals.

What are Ready-to-Go rooms?

‘Ready-to-Go’ rooms are rooms that we have created, filled with content such as fun quizzes, videos, reading texts and links to other useful resources – helping to save you the time and effort of creating something from scratch.

You can download the rooms from www.fronter.co.uk and import them into Fronter following the instructions on screen. The room is then available to use straight away, the only thing you’ll need to do is add your pupils. Each room can be edited and customised so you can make as many changes as you like and add to the resources should you wish.

The list of ‘Ready-to-Go’ rooms is growing so don’t forget to keep checking back for new additions. We’ll also update you via our weekly email, if you would like to sign up to receive this register here.

If you would like to know how to create your own ‘room’, we have a ‘Basic Room Management’ webinar.

Fronter at BETT 2014

22nd – 25th January 2014 ExCel London

It’s that time of year again – BETT! Tomorrow is the first day of BETT 2014, held at ExCel London for the second year running. Pearson Fronter will be based on the Pearson stand – C270 and C280, so pop along to talk to one of the team about your requirements or pre-book a meeting to see someone at a time most convenient for you.

On the Pearson stands you can listen to many presentations throughout the four days, which cover everything from digital content to using the Fronter learning platform more effectively. These presentations are delivered by Fronter staff as well as schools which use Fronter in lots of great ways. We also have Fronter Champion schools on stand ready to chat or take any questions you might have for them.

This year some of the presentations are being streamed live from the stand, so if you can’t make it to BETT on a particular day, or at all, there’s no need for you to miss out on the presentations. To watch the live streaming you’ll need to register.

For more information about what you can expect from Fronter and Pearson at BETT please visit our dedicated Pearson at BETT website.