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RESOURCE REVIEW TinyTracker TRACKING THE PUPILS IN your Early Years setting is crucial to ensuring progress and development. With numerous tracking applications out there, finding a user-friendly one isn’t always easy. So let me introduce to you TinyTracker: the online journal and pupil tracker that anyone in your setting can use with ease. This online EYFS learning journal can be used on any device within the setting - including tablets, mobile phones and computers - making it great for recording quick observations at any time of the day. Simply log on, click the icon on the handy sidebar and you’re on the way to uploading your first observation. Attach a photograph or file to demonstrate the learning, quickly select the objectives being met and then save; it really couldn’t be easier! The simplicity and versatility of TinyTracker enables it to fit into any early education setting, from a childminder to a large primary school. I particularly like the options available when submitting an observation: firstly, at the click of a box, the journal entry can be shared with parents - for celebrating an achievement or milestone objective perhaps. Alternatively, the entry can be shared with just staff within the setting, useful for group or minor observations not necessarily relevant to a wider audience. Finally, there is the option to share with just the manager of the THE VERDICT ● Very user friendly and straightforward to navigate on any device. ● Versatile with options to track achievements as well as pastoral care. ● Useful in any early years setting - childminder, preschools, nurseries and schools. UPGRADE IF… You’re looking for a comprehensive, well-developed journal and tracker app that puts child development at the heart whilst being easily accessible for both the practitioner and parent alike. does allow it to slot into any setting and, with a small amount of staff training, practitioners will be on their way to creating detailed and holistic learning journals in no time. For any technical support, the team at TinyTracker are on hand to support via a phone call, online chat or email. An easy-to-use online journal and pupil tracker AT A GLANCE ● A user friendly Early Years journal suitable for childminders, nurseries and schools ● Easily upload observations of children on the go with a simple web-based app ● Share achievements and information with parents at the touch of a button REVIEWED BY BEN WHITE Visit: tinytracker.co.uk setting for their approval, maybe to share sensitive information or for monitoring. Sharing reports with parents on a daily or termly basis is straightforward through the ‘Parent Passport’ and can include a variety of information. A feature I have not seen in other tracking systems is the flexibility of recording pastoral information and personal care, such as nappy changing, sleep routines and food diaries, keeping parents in the loop at all times. Practitioners can also record any medication that is given to children with the time and staff member who administered the medicine. Notes and reminders for an upcoming event can also be sent out at the touch of a button. Reviewing completed observations is seamless as each entry contains the child’s name, a mini photograph and, cleverly, their age in months which comes in handy when tracking child development. For both managers in the preschool setting and senior leadership in schools, the individual and group trackers can provide a snapshot of the progress within an instant. For teachers and key workers, delving deeper into the trackers will quickly help practitioners in identifying gaps and planning future learning opportunities. The versatility of TinyTracker really Teachearlyyears.com 63

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