downside parent portal

How often should parents check their portals?

Parents should start by checking the portals once a week (more if a child is struggling) and see how it goes, advises Hill, who studies parental involvement in education during adolescence. “But not on Friday,” she said. You don’t want “to brood over it over the weekend.”.

Can parents monitor kids' progress behind the scenes?

Hill says the portals can be empowering, especially for parents of adolescents. Parents can monitor kids’ progress behind the scenes, and not always have to ask to see the graded papers and tests.

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Begins Saturday 28th May Pupils leave from 11am Ends Sunday 5th June 1st & 2nd Form boarders return 2pm – 6pm 3rd-6th Form boarders return 2pm – 9pm Monday 6th June Day pupils return by 8.20am

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Friday 1st July Pupils leave from 2pm* Upper Sixth Form Prize Day & Leavers’ Ball (programmes to follow)

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