According to a new report commissioned by Becta into school and parent relationships, released last week, eighty-nine percent of parents say technology could help them become better informed about their child’s education so that they can then have more focused face-to-face discussions with teachers. However, just forty-six percent of parents say their schools communicate with them in this way despite all schools having access to electronic communication tools.
The detailed study of 2,000 parents and 1,000 teachers across the U.K revealed the vast majority (89 percent) of parents say technology helps them get involved in their child’s education, or it could play a more powerful role if they better understood how to use it. » Read more: Becta introduce Online Reporting to manage teacher workload