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Firefly helps schools provide a better experience for everyone, through a simpler, more joined-up way for the whole school community to work together.

With the help of successful schools, we share strategies to take your school experience to the next level.

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Recent webinars

Making Students Part of the Learning Conversation

When students are engaged in the learning process, they are less likely to lose interest in what they’re learning too. Discover how you can make your students part of the learning conversation in a meaningful way.

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How BIS Ukraine is managing to support learning during the war

We will be talking to BIS Ukraine to find out what the impact of the war has been on their teachers, students and parents, and how the school is continuing to support them during the conflict.

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Product Updates: Accessibility, Usability & Inclusivity

You spoke and we listened, we’ve made a host of new updates to improve our usability and accessibility, to help reach more of your school community and drive engagement.

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Engaging parents in the learning conversation more effectively

Strengthening parent engagement is a goal for many schools, but one which can sometimes feel a challenge to achieve.

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How Leading Schools are Supporting Student-Centred Learning & Wellbeing

Learn how you can support student centred learning & wellbeing to help your students overcome difficulties and achieve their personal and educational goals.

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Using Technology to Meet the Individual Needs of your Students

Nathan Ashman, Lead Teacher for New Technologies at St Wilfrid’s Academy, shares with us the ways you can use technology to meet the individual needs of your students.

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Using Technology to Engage the Whole School Community Online

Teaching and learning is a team effort, and at the heart of every successful school lies a strong school community.

We talk to Anne Dickinson from Jerudong International School and Joseph Whitaker from The British School Jakarta.

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Removing the Frustrations From Parents’ Evenings

Discover top tips on how to manage parents' evenings better, and maximise the time you have to get the most out of the learning conversations.

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The Key to Saving Teachers time and Engaging Parents

Keeping parents engaged and involved in their children’s learning is a fundamental part of building a successful learning environment. Alex Handy, Assistant Head at Caludon Castle School shares how they structure parent engagement.

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Engaging the Whole School Community

Learning is a team effort! What are some of the best strategies to build a unified school experience?

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Product Updates : Now and for the future

We take you through our latest updates, and the exciting releases we’ve got planned for the near future.

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Bridging the parent engagement gap

What are the most effective strategies to improve and implement effective parent engagement?

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The truth about Parent Engagement: research report data revealed

We discussed our recent independent research, with Dr. Chris Wilson from ImpactEd, Tom Harbour CEO of Learning with Parents and Nicola WestJones, Head of Market Research at The Key Support Services.

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Using EdTech to boost motivation & engage students

In this webinar we will be joined by Jennifer Hick, Deputy Headteacher at Fowey River Academy. She will be sharing different strategies for motivating and engaging students, and how technology can better support teachers in this regard.

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How schools are using Firefly & Microsoft to build stronger student engagement

We welcomed Dr. Chris Clay, Director of Digital Learning at Merchant Taylors' Schools, Crosby, who shared how they are making the most of edtech to boost student engagement.

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Bringing the right tools & practices into your Microsoft Teams

We are delighted to welcome Amy Downing from The Hall School who will be talking about how they use Firefly and Microsoft tools together to support teaching and learning, as well as sharing ideas and advice for schools, ready for the new academic year.

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Masterclass: How to structure your curriculum effectively with Firefly

In this webinar, we share best practices for managing your curriculum and give examples of good school structures that reduce cognitive overload.

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Work smarter not harder to support learning catch up

In this webinar, we were joined by digital leaders, Martin Willis from Edinburgh Academy, and Rachel Evans from Wimbledon High School to see how EdTech can help and give teachers more time.

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Masterclass: 3 key steps for designing effective blended learning

In this practical session, we will be discovering how technology can simplify the management of blended learning using different tools. This will include tips & ideas for using our new Firefly on Teams.

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A new generation of tools designed for teachers using Microsoft Teams

In this webinar we are looking at how technology can simplify the process of resource management, giving teachers more time to teach and students more ways to learn.

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Building a robust parent engagement strategy

In this webinar, we look at some of the lessons schools have learnt and how you can use Firefly’s Parent Portal effectively in the next academic year.

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Rethinking your digital approach ready for September

Is now the time to move from a passive to a more interactive approach, where technology is weaved in as an invisible tool in our day-to-day practice?

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Unlocking hard to get parents

Many schools have three sets of parents - the engaged, the ‘over-engaged’ and those they would like to engage more. This latter group can be the hardest to communicate with and yet is often the one that schools need to talk to the most.

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ParentKind Webinar Series: What is it that parents want from schools?

Webinar part 1: The state of parent engagement in 2021

More than ever parents want to be heard and supported with their child’s learning. Together with ParentKind we will be discussing their recent survey results on parent concerns

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ParentKind Webinar Series: What is it that parents want from schools?

Webinar part 2: How to better support your parents in the learning conversation

Following on from our webinar on parental concerns, we will be discussing the practical ways schools can best engage with their parents

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How to fully engage & better communicate with your parents

Find out the hidden secrets to engaging your strongest advocates in this practical session. our guest speakers will share tips and tricks to truly engage parents and catch their attention.

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Simplifying the management of parents' evenings

Maximise your time with parents, by using parent's evenings as the opportunity to have a meaningful conversation.

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Past webinars

Webinar Series: Transforming the home-school partnership

As part of our new Parent Portal launch, we run an exciting series of webinars to showcase how schools can provide a richer parent experience.

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Is it time to rethink your school & parent relationship?

In this 30-minute webinar, we will explore the changing learning environment, and what strategies high-performing schools use to ensure parent engagement & learning continuity.

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What really works in high performing schools?

To support schools like yours we’ve been working with ImpactEd to research what high performing schools find really works in terms of their learners’ achievement, school processes and digital engagement.

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Reflect & Reimagine Webinar Series

As part of our Reflect & Reimagine Webinar Series, Firefly has invited 6 leading education experts to share practical and thought-provoking insights

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Using Firefly and Microsoft to help manage teacher workload

To celebrate two exciting integrations of Microsoft into Firefly, we explore ways educators can reduce their workload.

With former Deputy Head Rob Eastment, we are looking at how you can make the most of the tools in Firefly and Microsoft.

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How GEMS International Primary School Penang supports distance learning

We’re excited to welcome Rhys Thomas, Vice-Principal of GEMS International School to speak about their recent experience of supporting distance learning during the unexpected school closures.

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How all Hallows Prep School uses Firefly for remote learning

In this webinar our guest speaker Richard Kirby, Head of Digital Strategy at All Hallows Prep school shares their experience of managing parental communications, sharing resources and encouraging independent learning for all ages.

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Reducing teacher workload

Distance learning is the new reality for the near future. With so much to learn and do, how can schools quickly reduce the workload in times of disruption for teachers, school leaders and other staff?

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Flipped Learning Practices

When students are learning from home, normal school practice can be turned on its head. Flipped Learning is ideally suited to this situation with its focus on independent learning and activities. Join us for the best approach to #KeepLearningGoing with flipped classroom.

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Managing School Closures: Staying connected with parents

During a school closure, it is more important than ever to stay connected with families and parents. What information do parents need and how best to share the information with them?

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Managing School Closures: Best distance learning practice

The threat of COVID-19 has made school leaders meet even greater challenges than a normal day might bring. In this webinar, we look at how schools can plan ahead and make the most of distance learning.

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How are international schools closing the modern learning experience gap?

GEMS International School of Pearl City, Penang offers children the opportunity to embark upon on an enjoyable, wonder-filled journey that will prepare them for a happy and productive future.

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Join our 10-min masterclasses

The new fundamentals to stay agile in your teaching & learning

Worried about the term ahead? Rob Eastment showcases best practices and key fundamentals schools can easily adopt to ensure continuity of learning no matter whether they’re open or closed

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How to balance your parent comms throughout the Covid cycle

Keep calm and carry on teaching! In this masterclass, Rob Eastment showcases, how to dial up or down your communication strategy for the next few months, making sure you support families, without over-burdening your already busy teachers.

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The most creative ideas to celebrate school life & keep the community connected

In this condensed masterclass, Rob Eastment showcases imaginative ways schools have embraced new ideas to build a thriving online school community & reduce feelings of isolation amongst their students.

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Keep it simple: The key data points to track & measure your impact

How will you walk the halls of your school this year? Join former deputy headteacher Rob Eastment in this masterclass showcasing how you can use data to develop a fuller picture of what's working, regardless of whether students are in or out of school.

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