Teacher’s Notes

How inclusive are you?

It is important that all children develop the confidence and skills within a learning environment that will enable them to manage their lives in the wider world.

Consideration given to issues of gender, intellectual ability, culture, religion and social background, make this a challenge for schools, if they are to provide an appropriate learning environment for all children.

Part of the provision must include strategies to develop a child’s social, emotional and behavioural skills, as these underpin almost every aspect of school life. If children are aware of others and have a clear vision of the social structure within their school, they will feel secure, behave appropriately and learn effectively. It is from this platform that they will receive recognition as valued members of the school community, which in turn will
contribute to continued school improvement.

This program has been designed entirely for the purpose of enabling children to express a view about their life in school. It also offers a self-evaluation package for parents/teachers and support staff that will contribute to the school's programme of self-evaluation.

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This may happen if your account is still pending payment or has expired.

It may also happen as a safety feature if you have not been active on the program after login. You need to Login again to access all areas.

Help with : Registration

You will need to complete all mandatory fields regarding the details of your school, and click Register to continue. You will receive confirmation of your account and will need to click Account Settings to continue.

The box at the bottom of the page prevents your data being available to other schools. However, you may find this facility of some benefit if you wish to compare your results with
‘like’ schools. This facility is purely restricted to the generated data, and does not include pupil details.

Account Settings

Create a new Teacher account

Return To Home Page allows you to access the activities in the program. This will be
restricted until payment is received.

Modify Teacher's Account Setting

Changing a teacher’s details will require you to complete the appropriate fields and click
Change Settings. If you wish to delete the teacher’s account then it will be necessary
to click the Red Cross to activate this facility. This facility will delete all account records
for the nominated teacher. You will be unable to restore the records. A new account will
have to be set up if a mistake is made.

By clicking on Class Name you will either make the class an available class for a new teacher
or an assigned class to a current teacher.

You can click the pencil icon at the end of each registered class to make changes to the
current details.

You will then view a validation page. Click Return to Edit to continue. 

You have details of your account and classes registered in your school. You will be able to edit the details
of each class by clicking on the Teacher’s Name to continue.

You will also be able to modify your details and password from the icons at the bottom of the page. Modify Head Password and Modify Account Details.

Return To Home Page will give you access to the activities in the program. This will be restricted until
payment is received.

This will enable you to make the necessary changes to the school account details. You must complete all mandatory fields and click Apply Changes to continue.

Modify Head Password

You will be able to change your current password and confirm a new password. Click Change Password to continue.

You will need to click Forgotten Password on the Top Navigation Bar to have your current
password confirmed by ABCi.

Class Lists

What is in Class Lists?

This facility enables you to view the list of all the registered classes in the school. It also enables you to create a new class. Registered teachers may only view the details of their registered class/es.

The pencil icon at the end of each line enables you to edit the class in question. Click Submit Changes to continue.

Create a Class List

All mandatory fields must be completed. There is a comments section which may be used to identify classroom dynamics, teacher/ pupil status or any other situation that may have relevance to the assessment.

The Response options will be found on the page Create New Class List or when you want to edit your class.
This option allows you to select a more complex questionnaire for some, or all children. It will offer children some multiply choice options, which will only activate on negative responses. Whilst this does not give specific answers to questions it may help you to identify generic problems from their data. Click Create New Class to continue.

Click Create New Class to continue.

Edit Class List

Changes may be made to the current class details. Click Submit Changes to continue.

You will then receive a confirmation page for your class. It has the facility to alter the details again using the Edit this Class icon. You may wish to add pupils to the register. You will need
to click Add pupils to Register to create/update your class list.

Add Pupils to Register

You will have access to a registration document, which will allow you to create a list of all the children in the class. The children will need to be entered in alphabetical order, including the date of birth and identified category. The Ethnic Origin will be mandatory as will the Academic Performance, but other selections will be according to
individual identified need.

At the bottom of the registration page will be a selection of six identified categories, each of which will have a coded drop down box on the registration document. The codes within the
box will relate to a specific need:

There are fifteen spaces to register children on each page. You will need to click Save Pupil List before adding additional children. Click Add pupils to register to complete the class list.

The children will be able to access the list through the Children’s Notes and by clicking on
their name they can access the questions.

They will not have access to a teacher’s list, which includes the detailed information for each child.

Viewing Pupils

You will be able to view all the details of the children in the class. The pen icon at the end of each line will enable you to edit a pupil on the list.

The Advanced Options facility will enable you to decide whether you wish to look at any previous data
generated by your current class.

Edit Pupils

This facility will enable you to make the appropriate changes for individual children, as well as adding additional information if you have an Education Index Number for each child.

Deleting Pupils

You will need to click on the Red Cross to delete a pupil from the list. Enter YES in upper case letters and click Delete Pupil to activate this facility.

Please Note:

The information on this child cannot be restored. You will need to re-register the child if you want their details replaced.

The Questions

What are the questions?

The page for children gives access to a list of questions, which identify five different social aspects of school life.

About the classroom About the school About the playground About the dining room About the community

For parents the list of questions will address:

The classroom The school Parent consultation

For teachers and support staff the list of question will address:

The classroom (Teachers Only) The school Assessing pressure

You may click on each icon to view the questions in each section

Children’s Notes

What do they include?

This is a child focused overview of the program. It gives the children information about how to access and complete the questionnaires. It familiarises them with the signs and symbols they
will come across when doing the activities, and gives them information about how they can
use the Children’s Comments section.

The notes also explain a child’s choice for privacy following the completion of the questionnaires, and gives them access to the class lists in order that they can login to do the questionnaires.

Access the Questionnaires

The children will need to click on Class Lists at the end of the Children’s Notes to access
the name of their class. They will then click on their name to access options for answering
the questions.

Options for extra help

The program is set at default to read the questions, using weather symbols to answer them. Children may click on Spoken or Signed if they need extra help accessing the questions, and they may click on Feeling Faces to answer the questions.

Options for selecting questionnaires

The questions will automatically start with Your Classroom. Children may click on another questionnaire if the teacher requests them to do so.

The privacy option to conceal a child’s answers from the teacher is at the bottom left of this page. All the data generated by this child will still be available to the teacher, but will be
viewed as anonymous.

Click Start The Questionnaire at the bottom right of the page to continue.

Answering Questions

The questions are written in a simple format requiring a response based on three options. These options are illustrated as weather symbols with written explanations. Whilst there will be children who require support and guidance from a member of staff, in order to complete the activities, most children will be able to work independently and at their own pace .

Options for extra help would have been offered to children on the previous page:

The options consist of:

There are two large arrows on the screen that will allow the children to return to a previous question, or skip the current question. They will only need to use these if:

For purposes of analysing data, it would be prudent to encourage all children to try and make
a selection for each question.

Parents, teachers and support staff will have similar options, and be expected to answer their questionnaires in the same way.

There will be a drop down box for all individuals who click a negative response. This will give options for their choice. If they do not see a relevant option then they may choose 'Other'. This will be compulsory for the teachers/parents/support staff. A teacher will be able to select
a particular group of children according to academic potential to access this facility, as it may be difficult for some less able children.

Administering the children's questions can be at the teacher’s convenience. It may be appropriate to administer the questions in selected sections, which will take from 5-15mins
with average children, or try to complete all sections as one activity. This will take about
1½ hrs in total with average children. Whilst it is generally better to complete the questions in sections, it is possible to stop the assessment at any point and resume later. The responses
for each child will be stored in the data base and will allow them to pick up from where they previously left off.

The children's questions can be administered with the whole class, in small groups or individually. It is an activity that can be easily supervised by a teacher’s assistant or supporting parent, if necessary.

The questions are designed for children between Yr2-Yr6. It can be administered for all year groups or selected groups at the discretion of the Headteacher or program administrator.

The questions for parents, teachers and support staff may be administered at the convenience of the Headteacher.

It could serve as a yearly audit with the addition of parent consultation questionnaires being completed after each session.

Action Plan

This is a formatted document that enables the children or the school to identify a course of action from the data.
They can identify and prioritise action from:

They may then outline a plan of action/What can be done? and record a named person for monitoring the action.

The evaluation section/Was it successful? will enable the named person to review progress, and if necessary any further action can be recorded in the Carry Forward/What next? section.

On completion they need to click Store Action Plan. This will enable them to view it again or make changes at
a later date.

This Action Plan can be printed out on completion. Click Print to activate this facility.

These documents together with the generated data will give comprehensive information for children, headteachers, teachers, school governors, parents and Ofsted.

All the questions will generate a range of data that can be represented in a variety of ways. The data will be interpreted in the form of Pie Charts and will offer results in:

You will be able to make a choice on how you view your data at the end of each session. Data can be interpreted according to individual learning/working environments.

You can choose to print all selected areas. Click Print to activate this facility.

Advanced Options

You will be able to select previous data generated by a class, parent, teacher or support staff. You may use this data as a formative assessment, which may focus on an issue for re-assessment within a shorter time frame. Alternatively you may wish to review attitudes and progress over a longer period as individuals move through the school.

Open Forum

This is a facility for you to share identified social inclusion issues that may be a current problem or have been successfully managed within your school.

This sharing of ideas and expertise at a National Level will almost certainly give schools access to an increased range of strategies and goals for improvement.

We would also appreciate your suggestions, ideas and views regarding the use of the site, including any identified areas for further development. Do not hesitate to contact us on:

support@abci.org.uk