Welcome to SYSTEMS FOR SCHOOLS

All software products are designed by a school leader for school leaders to be:

  • Simple yet powerful tools for school improvement
  • Highly automated to improve efficiency and effectiveness
  • Successfully tried and tested in the school environment

Products available:

  • Vision Action Plan – The VAP system captures the whole process of school self-review and school development planning and provides a window on all key files and folders (policies, planning, reports, pupil and parent surveys, sources of evidence, key websites, etc) so that they are all available at the click of a button. The complete cycle of school improvement (from vision to audit to evidence to action planning to impact analysis) is contained within single-page interlinked spreadsheets for each aspect of school life.

    The VAP upgrade now includes a SEF-writing facility and a set of audit standards based on Ofsted, Every Child Matters and Extended Services. Price £100
  • Lesson Observation System – The LOS is based on Ofsted criteria for successful lessons. For the teacher it encourages self-appraisal and professional development against these criteria. For the school leader it allows judgements to be entered within a system that automatically provides reports and action plan formats based on strengths and areas for development. The system complements the new statutory framework for performance management. Price £70
  • Pupil Tracking and Target Setting system – Updated for the new target setting framework, and the requirements of APP, this fully interactive system tracks and targets pupils against the three KS2 targets: English and Maths L4+, English 2 Levels and Maths 2 Levels. All teachers have to do is update their assessments on a termly basis and the PTTS system provides a whole range of individual, class, cohort and school reports including estimates, progress rates, grade distributions and a tracking analysis for each pupil against each national target.
    Price £200
  • Formative Assessment System for Tracking Maths – The FAST Maths system is a powerful teaching, learning and assessment tool that enables teachers to easily track pupil progress against the key skills in the renewed numeracy framework from Foundation to Year 6/7 extension. For every pupil, class or year group the system will report on (i) what they can do, (ii) what they need to do next, and (iii) the extent to which they are on track in terms of year group expectations. The system provides a range of features and automatic reports for the class teacher and school leaders that allow for both numerical and curricular analysis and target-setting. Price £100
  • Formative Assessment System for Tracking Writing – The FAST Writing system offers the same powerful aid to teachers and school leaders as FAST Maths but is based on progression from Level 1 to Level 5 and for Year Groups 1 to 6. The Fast Writing system also provides links to pupil self-assessment with a range of ‘pupil speak’ formats to enable pupils to review their own progress and set their own targets.
    Price £100
  • Journey to Excellence Tracker - The latest system for Scotland is the fully interactive Journey to Excellence Tracker which takes school leaders through the whole cycle of school improvement from:
    • self-evaluation against the HOW GOOD IS OUR SCHOOL? quality standard
    • automatic links to illustrations of best practice
    • automatic links to school sources of evidence
    • interactive school improvement planning worksheets, and
    • automatic reports (self-evaluation, improvement planning, action plan progress)

    • The system can be accessed by all staff and stakeholders through a school’s network and can be published at any time in booklet form. Everything of importance to school improvement can be instantly located at the click of a mouse. The Journey to Excellence Tracker can be used flexibly by the smallest primary school to the largest secondary school or college. Just use as much of the system as you need and as fits the leadership capacity within your staff. Price £200

For more information please email info@systemsforschools.co.uk.

For information about direct information technology solutions please see www.ncitechnologies.co.uk

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Products & Prices

• Vision Action Plan - £100
• Lesson Observation - £70
• Pupil Tracking and Target
• Setting system - £200
• FAST Writing System - £100
• FAST Maths System - £100
• Excellence Tracker - £200

About Systems for Schools

Robin Cowen, the designer of Systems for Schools, continues to work as a headteacher, leadership consultant and school improvement partner and has many years of experience designing systems for schools which are now in use within many local authorities.

Robin has had excellent feedback from school leaders, including schools that have shared the systems with Ofsted, SIPs or HMI.

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Reviews – what school leaders have said about Systems for Schools:

…“This software was obviously designed by a head teacher and is exceptional value for money. It provides a comprehensive and useful system…I am recommending it to all my head teacher colleagues.”
Joe Buchan, Hull University Institute for Learning

…“terrific bit of work!”
Adrian Massey, Bishop Bronescombe C of E (VA) Primary, St Austell

…“we’ve just started using the system but love it. Everyone says how clear and easy it is to use – thank you!”
Tamsin Lamb, Carclaze Junior

…“your system is perfect for us to pull all of our many initiatives together!”
Rachel Carter, Sandy Hill Primary, St Austell

…“We began using the VAP program in September 2006. Its simple layout made it easy for all staff and governors to access. We use it as a basis for informing our school priorities and SEF. I wouldn’t be without it and actively promote it to school leaders in the area.
Carleen Dryburgh, St George’s Primary School, Dorset

…“thanks for the inspiration!”
Phil Banks, Padstow Primary

…“We started using the system last year and were delighted with the instant overview of the strengths and areas of development it gave. Teachers and governors felt real ownership for their parts of the SDP and it is rewarding to see year on year improvement.
Helen Burchell, West Pennard Primary, Somerset

…“having only been here for a couple of weeks, and needing to get up to speed very quickly, it gave me an overview in a very short space of time. It was invaluable for sharing this information with governors.”
Sally Penhaligon, Ladock C of E

Contact

To arrange a demonstration or to find out more please email us.

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