REMOTE LEARNING
Milk provides inclusive, low-bandwidth access to asynchronous learning tasks. Perfect for hybrid school systems in a post-COVID world where the curriculum requires to be delivered partly online, partly face-to-face.
- Set learning tasks whilst offsite using Milk web portal and stay on top of setting homework tasks by scheduling future release dates and recycling your favourite tasks
- Monitor student and parent homework activity and get student task feedback while enjoying the ability to quickly and easily give feedback of your own their homework task performance
- Boost home learning submission by 44% (pilot study 2015) with Milk; 74% of parents say Milk makes it easier to understand home learning tasks
- Works with split timetable and shared classes so Teacher A sets the work and Teacher B collects it and because Milk supports all file attachments, hyperlinks and text formatting, you can fully tailor your learning tasks the way you like
- Receive homework submissions from students and sync with Google Classroom
COMMUNICATION
Beat ‘inbox fatigue’ with the best student and parent communication app that ensures your students continue their education at home and in school. Offering low bandwidth, immediate and inclusive communication with students and parents, plus high impact engagement to boot.
- See exact time and date when a student or parent has read your message
- Use one-way message (broadcast) and 2-way message (chat) with the ability to select ‘Parents only’
- Targeted groups message and individual messaging allowing you to attach any type of file to your messages, perfect for sending newsletters home or communicating school closures, ski trip parties or sports teams
- Push notifications instantly prompt students and parents to read your messages during sociable hours (7am – 8pm)
- Reduce your school postage and photocopying costs and streamline your communication using Milk
- Our Communication Log allows all staff to record in bound and outbound multichannel communication with students and parents in handy and easy to find place
APPOINTMENTS
Arrange teacher meetings with students or detention after school
Milk Appointments puts teachers in control and reduces student no-shows.
- Invite your students to attend meetings and interviews while teaching staff can verify your appointments on Milk and allow students to attend during lessons
- Set attendance to ‘compulsory’ (ideal for detentions) or ‘optional’ (perfect for careers meetings)
- Set up appointments with any student, class, custom group, or even a parent
- Milk’s mobile app reminds students when they have an appointment
- Push notifications instantly prompt students of any new appointments during sociable hours (7am – 8pm)
DASHBOARD
Student achievement data is visible to all students, parents and teachers with Milk.
- Students and parents can monitor attendance and lateness and achievement and behaviour points
- Evidence-as-you-go best practice for any school inspectorate to easily appraise
- Data integration with your school MIS/SIS via Wonde, all leading MIS/SIS supported
- Subject progress RAG rated snapshot with written reports, plus soft skills and IEP targets for students and parents to follow
- Help students improve their punctuality (a pilot group study in 2015 indicated form groups using Milk improved student punctuality by 87%)
User Analytics Dashboard
Monitor Milk user behaviour and access detailed reports using Milk.
- Monitor and enjoy Milk’s rapid full adoption, prove for yourself you’re getting the best ROI
- See when any user (staff, student or parent) was last active on Milk and download user reports
- Download fortnightly homework reports with filters (e.g., EAL, SEN, FSM, Year Group, etc) to help you analyse the homework performance of specific cohorts
- Enjoy an overview of homework issues, submission and feedback ratings by teacher, subject and year group
- Monitor whole school student and parent message open rates
