What does a parent record?
In the parent app’s reading diary: the book, the date, the minutes and pages, enjoyment and confidence from one to five, and a comment on how it went. Book details can come from OpenLibrary or be typed by hand.
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Reading at home and in school, logged where the teacher can see it
Parents and pupils log the book, the minutes and how the reading went, and either can ask the teacher to take a look at a session.
Student Radar gives teachers useful context and practical tools. It does not replace their knowledge of the class.
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What does a pupil record?
In their own Student Radar space: what they read, who they read with, how much they enjoyed it and how hard it felt, with an optional reflection. Pupils can scan a printed book’s ISBN, choose a reading challenge and see their badges.
How does the teacher know to look?
Parents and pupils can each ask the teacher to look at a session. The parent diary counts minutes, sessions, sessions confirmed at home and sessions waiting for teacher attention.
What do the minutes prove?
That reading was logged. Minutes alone do not show that reading has improved, and marks in the markbook are not evidence of reading at home.
Evidence in context
Logged by the people who were there
The diary holds reading at home and in school as recorded by the parents and pupils who did it, with requests for teacher attention marked on the session.
- Separate journeys for parents and pupils
- Reading awards appear as the school can verify them from the logs
- Short reading sessions still count
What changes when Reading Diary is connected
The value of Reading Diary is the route from current evidence to an accountable next step, with the people and context around the work kept visible.
Home reading recorded where the school can see it
Pupils keeping their own log, with challenges to aim for
Sessions flagged for the teacher, not lost in a planner
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See how to carry out these tasks in Student Radar, with step-by-step product help for the people using them.
The value of a connected school
Meet the class with the context already in reach.
The register, seating plan and markbook sit around the same pupils and the support their teachers need to understand.
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HealthMedical needs & care plans
BehaviourObservations & report cards
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Context for the next step
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Relevant context, with access set by each staff member’s role and responsibilities. Staff decide the response.
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Take agreed strategies into the lesson
Pupil plans and useful strategies stay close to the class overview, helping authorised teachers and cover staff prepare support for the pupils they teach.
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Check relevant needs before the lesson starts
Authorised routes to medical needs and care plans help staff prepare for lessons, cover and practical activities with the information their role allows.
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Keep classroom feedback with the support plan
Recorded observations and report cards help staff review behaviour support over time, then agree classroom responses with the colleagues supporting the pupil.
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The parent reading diary and the pupil reading log.