Parents2010

• Parent Communication is a mandatory in British schools. It has been made a legal requirement since Jan 2010. Why? Because Attendance, Homework, Grades and Behaviour improves when parents have accurate and timely information about their children.
  
  
• Features of Parent communication
  • Since parents may be legally separated, we allow two parents to have independent access to a student's records.
  • Parents may be busy and not have the time. School2010 allows up to two grandparents/guardians to access a student's records.
  • Parents have 24/7 access to their children's details
    
    
  • Internet access
    • Parents can access their children's progress over the Internet 24/7, 356 days/year. No breaks/holidays.
    • Parents can use any computer as access is Browser based
    • Access by Android Tablets is available from March 2012.
      
      
  • Alerts
    Alerts are sent by Email. This is free. Alerts can also be sent by Text (Maximum 140 letter/characters) when schools contract a local Text/SMS service provider. Parents are automatically alerted with any of the following occur.
    
    
  • When their children are Late/Absent.
  • When Homework/Fees are Published/Due/Late.
  • When Circulars are sent.
  • When parents are asked to meet Teachers/Headteachers after fixing an appointment.
    
    
  • Telephone Interface
    • This option allows School2010 to be accessed from any Telephone or Cell Phone.
    • Attendance, Homework and Grades are delivered as a voice message in their preferred language.
      
      
  • Telephone Lines
    • School2000/UK provide telephone interface that allows (Analogue) Telephone lines to be plugged in the School2010 computer.
    • School2000/UK do not provide the Telephone lines, which each school must provide.
    • The number of telephone interfaces provided is one for every part of 500 students. So we provide 3 interfaces when there are 1050 students.
    • Telephone lines are used by the School2010 only when they are not used (engaged). Parents usually call School2010 after school hours. School2010 uses the telephone lines only when they are not used by teachers.
    • When parents dial School2010, they pay for the call and there is no cost to the school
      
      
• Why parents like School2010
  • They have 24/7 access and up to 4 parents and grandparents can communicate in English and local/foreign languages.
  • Parents are automatically alerted. They don't have to keep visiting the Internet or making frequent phone calls.
  • Parents prefer to know problem (in advance, from a machine) before they have to meet teachers and staff members.
  • The world is getting International. School2010 keep parents in the picture wherever they are in the world.
  • Parent-Teachers meetings which is only a few times in a year do not provide parents with as much information.
  • School2010 makes sure that the investment parents make in terms of fees, uniform, books etc. is not wasted.
  • Parents are aware of any problem and can resolve it before it becomes serious
    .
• Subscription
  Parents understand this is a separate and independent service and schools can never provide such a service and are prepared to pay the small monthly subscription. There are no disappointing and unexpected results, which is far more expensive compared to subscription for School2010.