EYFS: Two-Way Communication Settings

Schools can decide to 'enable' two-way notifications between teachers and parents.  An admin user clicks on 'Ladders at Home' and scrolls down the settings to this toggle:

Learning Ladders promotes realistic workload for teachers, protecting the wellbeing of teachers in responding to large volumes of communications. This is why in Learning Ladders, two-way communication is focused around learning, in response to receiving an observation or homework.

When enabled, communication is easily managed using a 'Notifications' feature for both the teacher (within Learning Ladders) and the parent (in Ladders at Home). 

After an observation or piece of homework is shared, the parent can choose to 'respond' and begin a two-way conversation. 

The teacher receives a notification within Learning Ladders, alerting them to a new response. 

Each conversation is listed, with associated information about the date, time, piece of learning and message. 

A Teacher clicks on 'Respond' to open up the conversation.

Messages are not an instant chat. The message is sent and the teacher or parent waits for a response.

 

The teacher reads the message and replies back to the message using the text box. 

The parent receives a 'Notification' within Ladders at Home, marked by a red number.

Each two-way conversation is listed in notifications, allowing teachers and parents to track and manage each conversation.

For any questions about two way messaging, contact the team at support@learningladders.info

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