Comments on: The Dreaded Reports http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/ My Argyll and Bute Glow Mentor blog. Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:07:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Margaret McCallum http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Margaret McCallum Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:16:30 +0000 http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/#comment-74 Hello Graham We are looking at use of C and G for full reporting this year - we started with interim reporting last year. I am interested in your experience of comment banks and also note the positive comments on the blog. Any advice for us on moving to full reporting? All and any advice welcome. We are using merits and demerits, having integrated demerits into a BBBL system following report by working group. Merits for S3+ this year: we have another system for younger ones and acannot afford to buy in commercial systems. Anyway, we are paying already for C and G! Again, any feedback welcome. Maggie Hello Graham

We are looking at use of C and G for full reporting this year – we started with interim reporting last year. I am interested in your experience of comment banks and also note the positive comments on the blog.

Any advice for us on moving to full reporting? All and any advice welcome.

We are using merits and demerits, having integrated demerits into a BBBL system following report by working group. Merits for S3+ this year: we have another system for younger ones and acannot afford to buy in commercial systems. Anyway, we are paying already for C and G! Again, any feedback welcome. Maggie

]]> By: sandra http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-44 sandra Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:03:04 +0000 http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/#comment-44 I never thought I would miss THS's ICT as much as I do when it comes to report writing...Click and Go made the whole process much less time-consuming and painful. I never thought I would miss THS’s ICT as much as I do when it comes to report writing…Click and Go made the whole process much less time-consuming and painful.

]]> By: Andrew http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Andrew Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:09:32 +0000 http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/#comment-26 For what it's worth - to my knowledge Tarbert, Lochgilphead and Oban have all used the demerit part of the system. It may be worth finding out how they have used it? For what it’s worth – to my knowledge Tarbert, Lochgilphead and Oban have all used the demerit part of the system. It may be worth finding out how they have used it?

]]> By: Graham Davidson http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Graham Davidson Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:04:56 +0000 http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/#comment-25 Firstly the reports. The only way to do them outwith the system is to do them in a word processing package elsewhere. Then all you have to do is copy and paste them into the system once you have access to it. It sounds a bit of a hassle but is actually quite simple. A few of our staff do it this way without any problems. As for the merit/demerit system. We are currently trialling the demerit part of it as a sort of referral system. It is too early to say how successful or unsuccessful this has been yet. Firstly the reports. The only way to do them outwith the system is to do them in a word processing package elsewhere. Then all you have to do is copy and paste them into the system once you have access to it. It sounds a bit of a hassle but is actually quite simple. A few of our staff do it this way without any problems.

As for the merit/demerit system. We are currently trialling the demerit part of it as a sort of referral system. It is too early to say how successful or unsuccessful this has been yet.

]]> By: Drew http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Drew Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:53:38 +0000 http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/#comment-24 We at Hermitage are yet to use the report writing facility, only having started using it for registration this session. There are a couple of working groups fro Click & Go - one looking at reports, the other at the merit/demerit feature. There seems to be a fair bit of support for using the (de)merits feature, but a bit of a reluctance to be tied to the system for writing reports as they'd have to be done in school. Can reports be completed outwith the system then uploaded in some way? This facility does exist in Phoenix and Pegasus, similar systems which I have used in previous posts. Are you using the (de)merit system in Click & Go? If so is it being used in both capacities, or only part? Phoenix has a feature known as 'Incident Manager' which allowed staff to both record pupil achievements and refer pupil incidents. Staff found this an exceptionally useful tool - especially as feedback was very rapid due to lack of a paper trail. We at Hermitage are yet to use the report writing facility, only having started using it for registration this session. There are a couple of working groups fro Click & Go – one looking at reports, the other at the merit/demerit feature.

There seems to be a fair bit of support for using the (de)merits feature, but a bit of a reluctance to be tied to the system for writing reports as they’d have to be done in school.

Can reports be completed outwith the system then uploaded in some way?
This facility does exist in Phoenix and Pegasus, similar systems which I have used in previous posts.

Are you using the (de)merit system in Click & Go? If so is it being used in both capacities, or only part?

Phoenix has a feature known as ‘Incident Manager’ which allowed staff to both record pupil achievements and refer pupil incidents. Staff found this an exceptionally useful tool – especially as feedback was very rapid due to lack of a paper trail.

]]> By: Graham Davidson http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Graham Davidson Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:24:26 +0000 http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/#comment-23 I'm sorry, but I don't have them online. I’m sorry, but I don’t have them online.

]]> By: Andrew http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Andrew Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:54:50 +0000 http://grahamdavidson.edublogs.org/2007/02/05/the-dreaded-reports/#comment-22 Graham - I seem to remember you having done wee tutorials for this in the past - do you have them online anywhere to share? Graham – I seem to remember you having done wee tutorials for this in the past – do you have them online anywhere to share?

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