A Strategic Partner for Multi-Academy Trusts: Elevate Your Trust's Success with EDClass

Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) face a multitude of unique challenges of maintaining consistent, high-quality education across their diverse network of schools. EDClass provides a comprehensive solution to address these challenges and enhance learner outcomes. By partnering with EDClass, MATs can create a more equitable and successful learning environment for all, as well as providing a route to reintegrating learners back into mainstream education. EDClass is proud to be accredited by the Department for Education under the Online Education Accreditation Scheme. View our Ofsted report here (May 2024). This recognition validates our commitment to providing high-quality, effective online education solutions. Our comprehensive suite of online tools and resources, along with our focus on safeguarding, quality education, innovation and accessibility, is specifically designed to empower Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) by:

1. Safeguarding Vulnerable Learners

Extensive safeguarding: “Safeguarding lies at the heart of all things in this setting” – EDClass Ofsted Report, May 2024.
Secure and Private Environment: EDClass provides a fully supervised and safe online space for vulnerable learners. Our DSLs, DDSLs and UK Qualified Teachers prioritise the safety and well-being of all learners, offering a secure and supportive environment where they can thrive.
Early Intervention: Our team are expertly trained and qualified to identify and address potential safeguarding concerns promptly.
Collaborative Partnerships: EDClass helps MATs to work closely with external agencies to ensure the well-being of vulnerable learners.

2. Enhancing Teaching and Learning

Expert Guidance: Our team of UK-qualified teachers bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the learners, providing learners with high-quality education and pastoral support.
Personalised Approach: EDClass teachers offer individualised support to each learner, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their full potential.
Collaboration: EDClass works closely with MATs to develop effective strategies for engaging disengaged learners and improving overall outcomes.
Data-Driven Insights: Our team utilises internal data to monitor learner progress and identify areas for improvement, ensuring that interventions are targeted and effective.
Comprehensive Supervision and Support: EDClass offers a wide range of educational resources to support Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) in delivering high-quality teaching and learning such as: interactive teaching resources, live support, recorded lessons as well as pastoral and behavioural support, providing flexible learning options to meet the needs of all learners.

3. Personalising the Curriculum:

Tailored Education: EDClass develops personalised learning pathways that address the unique needs and interests of each learner, fostering a more engaging and effective learning experience.
Quality Education and Bridging Gaps: Our online platform enables MATs to reach learners who may be unable to attend traditional schools due to factors such as distance, illness, or special educational needs.
Flexible Learning: Our flexible curriculum allows learners to learn at their own pace, accommodating different learning styles and ensuring optimal progress.
Real-World Relevance: EDClass integrates real-world applications into the curriculum, making learning more meaningful and relevant to learners’ lives.

4. Assessment and Diagnostic Testing for all learners

Tailored Assessments: EDClass employs a variety of assessment methods, including standardised tests, teacher assessments, and project-based assessments, to accurately measure student progress and identify areas of strength and weakness.
Diagnostic Testing: Regular diagnostic tests are administered to pinpoint specific learning challenges and inform targeted interventions. This ensures that students receive the support they need to overcome obstacles and achieve their full potential.
Data analysis and Comprehensive Data Collection: EDClass collects and analyses a wide range of data, including academic performance, attendance records, and behavioural observations. This data is used to gain valuable insights into student progress and inform decision-making.
Data-Driven Interventions: By analysing data trends, EDClass can identify areas where students may require additional support or interventions. This enables us to implement targeted strategies to address specific needs and improve outcomes.

5. Enhancing Offsite Direction and Engagement

Personalised Learning Pathways: Our platform allows us to create tailored educational plans for learners based on their individual needs and pace. EDClass provides a centralised platform for managing and monitoring learner progress, ensuring that all learners receive the support they need, regardless of their location.
Real-time Monitoring: Our tools provide teachers with the ability to track learner progress and engagement to identify areas for support.
Effective Communication: EDClass helps MAT’s to maintain strong communication channels between teachers, learners, and parents, even when learners are off-site.

6. Raising Engagement for Persistent Absences

Flexible Learning Options: EDClass can provide learners with alternative learning opportunities that cater to their circumstances.
Increased Engagement: Our personalised learning programs and dedicated support staff help to keep learners engaged and motivated, even when they are unable to attend school in person.
Supportive Environment: Our platform helps to foster a sense of belonging and connection, even when learners are absent from school.
Personalised Support: Our targeted interventions to help learners catch up on missed work and regain their momentum.

7. Improving Whole school Attainment

Targeted Interventions: By providing targeted interventions and additional support, EDClass helps to improve academic outcomes for all learners, raising the overall attainment levels of the MAT. Our teachers implement evidence-based interventions to address specific learning gaps and improve outcomes.
Collaborative Approach: Our platform allows us to facilitate collaboration between teachers and specialists to provide comprehensive support.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Use data to inform instructional decisions and ensure that all learners are making progress.

8. Effective Reintegration Strategies

Effective Reintegration Strategies: Our programs help learners to transition seamlessly back into the classroom after periods of absence, ensuring that they can continue their learning without falling behind.
Tailored Interventions: EDClass provides a range of interventions to address specific learning needs, helping learners to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential.
Smooth Transitions: Facilitate learners' return to school after absences or periods of exclusion.
Personalised Support: Provide tailored support to help learners reintegrate into the classroom community.
Positive Reinforcement: Encourage positive behaviour and reinforce learners' successes.

9. Comprehensive Intervention and Inclusive Education

Targeted Support: Offer specialised interventions to address learners' individual needs, including those with SEND.
Inclusive Learning Environment: Create a welcoming and inclusive space for all learners.
Inclusive Education: Our platform is designed to support learners with diverse learning styles and abilities, ensuring that all learners have equal access to education.
Differentiated Instruction: Adapt teaching methods and materials to meet the diverse needs of learners.

10. Positive Behaviour Support

A Trauma-Informed Approach: Our teachers employ a trauma-informed approach to behaviour management, which recognizes the impact of traumatic experiences on students' behaviour and well-being.
Behaviour Repair Work: EDClass offers behaviour programs to help learners develop positive behaviours and manage their emotions, creating a more conducive learning environment for everyone.

11. Breaking Barriers to Learning

Emotional Support: Our teachers provide emotional support to help learners overcome barriers to learning.
Building Relationships: Our teachers foster positive relationships to create a supportive learning environment for all.

12. A true collaboration with Termly Reviews and Progress Tracking

Regular Reviews: EDClass conducts comprehensive termly reviews to evaluate student progress, identify areas for improvement, and celebrate achievements. These reviews involve collaboration between teachers, students, and parents to ensure that everyone is aligned and working towards common goals.
Progress Tracking: Throughout the year, EDClass closely monitors student progress to identify any potential challenges or setbacks. This proactive approach allows us to intervene early and provide the necessary support to keep students on track, address any safeguarding issues, discuss progress and pathway development, interactions and engagements and the positive destinations that your students achieve. This enables a clear structure to work in collaboration with your MAT leaders to develop a positive partnership that foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment for all stakeholders.

So, why choose EDClass?

Accreditation and Quality: Recognised by the Department for Education.
Proven Results: A track record of success.
Expert Support: Dedicated team of educators.
Innovative Technology: Cutting-edge solutions.
Flexibility and Customisation: Tailored to individual MATs.
Cost-Effective: Affordable solutions with a high ROI.

Within EDClass we have teachers, well-being and staff to support any learner or cohort with communication and assistance to learners when learning via chat, text, verbal and face-to-face. This assistance can be delivered anytime a learner is on the system and support can be given in:

live teaching sessions
one-to-one sessions
pre-recorded video sessions
catch-up periods
drop-in periods
questions
recorded sessions and lectures

Students are able to ask for help, feedback and direction from your support officers so that they can make progress through their lessons. Support and supervision are given to any individual using the virtual classrooms, whether they are on-site or off-site. Our support and supervision officers offer a thorough and robustly-safeguarded provision that addresses government legislation for alternative provisions on/off-site for LAs. Our expert teaching team, SENCOs, DSLs, DDSLs and support officers have extensive knowledge of the curriculum and qualifications we offer and put into place an exclusive pre-assessment, assessment and feedback service for the students alongside safe supervision, teaching, learning and engagement.

Safeguarding and support of our young people, teaching staff and staff are paramount. EDClass Ltd has an up-to-date GDPR process and this is available on request, however, safeguarding will supersede this at all times and our safeguarding processes are activated when we as a company or trained individual believe there is a concern. We have numerous safeguarding tools in our online live teaching lessons with virtual support which includes learners off-site letting us know how they are on a daily basis, alert mechanisms, video/chat support, marking and various other industry-leading tools. It is mandatory for all EDClass staff to pass an advanced Child Protection course. All Senior Managers have passed their designated Safeguarding Lead course, with a strict hierarchy in the processes and reporting system. Senior Managers have also taken the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults course. All staff have covered FGM / Counter-terrorism and PREVENT.

All schools and MATs using our face-to-face Virtual Classrooms are urged to invest in QNAP software to be stored on-site for SFTP transfer of classroom data, keeping safeguarding a priority between schools and the EDClass Safeguarding Team. Any learner, anywhere, can have a personalised timetable with support and your educationalist or without live teaching and support.

Partner with EDClass to transform your MAT, improve learner outcomes, and create a more equitable and successful learning environment.