FrogLearn at Dorchester Primary

A quick insight!

• Larger than average Primary (approx. 600 NOR)

• Worcester Park, South London (not Dorchester!)

• 3 form entry

• Nursery and Reception

Who have we got with us today?

• Nursery/Infant/Junior/Primary

• High schools (including Academies)

• Colleges

• Special / PRU

• Other

The problem!

Home learning was becoming a time consuming nightmare!

• Time to create suitable learning activities was ever-increasing

• Marking (particularly in KS2) was time consuming

• Pupils didn’t always buy in and complete tasks set

• Shared electronically yet various copies needed printing

• All in all, a stressful process for all those involved

What we wanted:

• A quick, easy method to set homework

• Ability to differentiate to include all needs - include those working at a mastery level and those requiring additional support

• Marking to be as time efficient - allowing staff to focus on gap analysis and not hours of ticking

• A system that encourages (and possibly rewards children) for completing

• Preferably a non-paper system to avoid copious amounts of printing

Our SIP targets which FrogPlay contributes towards

• Embedding new technology across the school

• Pupils to take more independence in their work

• Diagnostic marking to be used to inform future teaching and allow children to make more than expected progress

FrogPlay!

How we now use FrogPlay:• Ability groups setup in FrogLearn to allow appropriate task setting:

Consistency across the school

• (Useful for families with siblings)

• All home learning is set via Frog - mostly FrogPlay but some text uploads on sites

• Everyone issues it on a Friday and expects it in by the following Tues

• Generally, same expectations for amount of work expected and time spent completing task(s)

Set assignments via FrogLearn

• Easy to use interface

• Quick and time efficient

Opportunity to use groups but also edit for individuals

Select from pre-made quizzes - saves time making resources!

Opportunity to edit pre-made quizzes!

• (Useful when the quiz has 30 questions which is generally more than we need)

Children are motivated by fun games - camouflaged learning.

Useful back end - speeds up assessment and gap analysis

• Steve Holt to provide screenshot of matrix grid??

Children can enter self assessment text to conclude learning