Parentapps

Solution Satellite 1 – Diminishing the Difference Project 5: Parentapps Please note this Pilot has a cost implication for school Leading Partner name:

Parentapps

Company Lead name:

Suzanne Glennard

Linked School Partner

All Saints Anfield

Headteacher name:

Jeremy Barnes

Name of project:

Parent Communication and Engagement

Outcome of project:

With school budgets being reduced schools are always looking for ways to be more efficient and save money.

Parentapps can help your school reduce communication costs, as well as: 

Improve communication with parents

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Reduce time spent on administration

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Send urgent notifications to parents in a matter of minutes

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Reduce the number of people needed to send out communications

Parentapps are looking for 8 Model schools. Schools selected will receive a significant cost reduction on the usual cost for one year and be supported by Parentapps and our lead primary school All Saints to get the best from the system in the first year to make the most impact.

Model School will: 

Have 90% primary contact parent registration

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Contribute to a termly case study, feedback and model school meeting.

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Use a minimum of 4 consent forms per term

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Send out at least two surveys within the first 12 months

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Welcome other schools to contact them for feedback

and reviews Anticipated start date:

January 2019

Number of schools who could participate:

8 – Ideally One from each of the Local Authority Areas

Total Project Cost Cost – Per school

£4000. Half funded by the Trust £250

Outline of project:

Is this opportunity right from your school?

This would include all set up costs – licence for one year and 500 texts for the primary contact onboarding text  Introduction to Parentapps Meeting at LACE which will include overview, app features, how to launch within your school, training and launch schedule. (Approx.

2hrs)  Virtual Set up of accounts with Super Admin user ahead of training (Approx. 1hr)  Parentapps Connect group training at LACE (1/2 day)  X 3 additional 3hr Training Group Sessions at LACE Is parent communication and engagement a concern for your school?

Do you spend lots of time and administration trying to contact parents?

Do you feel you are using numerous systems to communicate as well as using lots of paper?

For more information about Parentapps please follow the link below. www.parentapps.co.uk