- A message in one app.
- Homework somewhere else.
- Attendance on another portal.
- Reports in an email.
- Forms on paper.
- Payments through another account.
EdiWay brings appropriate family-facing school information together around the learner. Parents and carers get a clearer place to stay informed and take action. Learners get an age-appropriate place to access learning, feedback and their own voice.
- Messages
- Attendance
- Homework
- Progress
- Forms
- Evidence
- Payments
Today
See relevant current information and actions.
Timetable
Understand the learner’s school day.
Homework
See appropriate assigned learning.
Attendance
Review family-visible attendance information.
Progress
Access approved assessment and reporting information.
Messages
Keep school communication easier to find.
Forms and Requests
Complete relevant school actions.
Events and Trips
See suitable information and required responses.
Payments
Access appropriate school purchases and charges.
Learner Support
See agreed family-facing information where appropriate. The aim is simple: less searching across systems and a clearer understanding of what needs attention. See suitable information and required responses.
- School
- Classes
- Timetable
- Attendance
- Homework
- Assessment information
- Messages
- Support information
- Forms
- Purchases
- Evidence
The relationship with one learner does not automatically create the same access to another.
Attendance Record
See the learner’s recorded attendance context.
Absence Information
Understand relevant recorded absence.
Lateness
See appropriate lateness information.
School Requests
Respond where a family action is required.
Communication
Receive appropriate attendance-related updates. The school attendance record remains authoritative. Family access provides visibility and participation rather than control over the school’s underlying register.
Homework
Understand the task.
Due Dates
See when work is expected.
Resources
Find materials shared for the learner.
Assignments
See relevant learning activity.
Evidence
Understand what has been submitted or shared where appropriate.
Feedback
See approved teacher feedback. Learners can use their own workspace to engage more directly with the learning itself.
Reports
Access suitable school reports.
Assessment Information
See approved outcomes and progress.
Feedback
Understand relevant teacher comments.
Strengths
Recognise areas of progress.
Next Steps
See appropriate learning priorities.
Evidence
View relevant supporting evidence where shared. The family view does not replace the school’s assessment workspace. Teachers and authorised professionals remain responsible for assessment judgements.
Achievements
Celebrate positive contributions and progress.
Rewards
Show suitable school recognition.
Behaviour Information
Share appropriate factual information.
Follow-Up
Make agreed actions clearer.
Communication
Keep family contact connected to the learner. Not every internal behaviour or pastoral note should automatically appear in the family portal. Schools remain responsible for deciding what is appropriate to share.
- Learning
- Attendance
- Events
- Trips
- Behaviour
- Achievements
- Forms
- Meetings
- Support
- School administration
Messages can remain connected to the relevant learner and school context. Receiving a notification does not automatically provide access to the underlying sensitive record.
School Forms
Complete relevant information requests.
Trip Responses
Respond to appropriate trip workflows.
Family Information
Provide requested updates.
Feedback
Share views with the school.
Evidence
Contribute appropriate information where enabled.
Consent or Permission Responses
Record responses within the relevant configured workflow. The legal effect and appropriate basis for consent or information sharing remain matters for the school and authorised people.
Observations
What is happening outside school?
Strengths
What does the learner enjoy or respond well to?
Aspirations
What matters to the learner and family?
Evidence
Share relevant work or information.
Support Feedback
What appears to be helping?
Review Contributions
Provide views before meetings or reviews. Family contributions retain their source. A parent’s observation does not automatically become professional fact, diagnosis or school assessment.
Support Information
See agreed approaches or provision.
Review Information
Prepare for an appropriate review.
Outcomes
Understand relevant agreed goals.
Contributions
Add parent or carer views.
Evidence
Provide suitable supporting information.
Updates
See appropriate progress information. Internal staff notes, restricted professional information and safeguarding records remain separately controlled.
- Reports
- Letters
- Learning documents
- Learning documents
- Trip information
- Other approved records
Access to one shared document does not automatically give the family access to the internal source record or wider school system.
View
See relevant trip, club or event information.
Respond
Complete required family actions.
Pay
Make an appropriate payment where the marketplace/payment workflow is enabled.
Receive Updates
Keep relevant communication together.
Check Context
Understand which learner the activity concerns. Payment, consent, and participation remain separate records where the workflow requires them. Paying for a trip does not automatically provide consent.
School Products
Browse eligible items.
Trips and Activities
Pay appropriate charges.
Orders
Review marketplace purchases.
Receipts
Keep suitable payment evidence available.
School Invoices
Access appropriate separate financial requests. A marketplace purchase and a school invoice remain different underlying records.
Timetable
Understand the school day.
Homework
See assigned tasks.
Resources
Access appropriate learning materials.
Assignments
Complete or submit work.
Evidence
Contribute to their learning portfolio.
Feedback
Review teacher comments.
Progress
See approved learning information.
Learner Voice
Share reflections, views and goals.
Transition
Take part in preparing for what comes next. The experience should reflect the learner’s age, communication needs and level of independence.
Learning
What helps me learn?
Strengths
What am I proud of?
Goals
What would I like to achieve?
Support
What helps or makes things harder?
Reviews
What do I want people to understand?
Transition
What matters about my next setting? Learner contributions remain attributable to the learner. They should not be rewritten as though they were teacher or professional conclusions.
Younger Learners
May use learning activities with support from a parent, carer or teacher.
Developing Independence
May increasingly manage tasks, evidence and reflections.
Older Learners
May take a greater role in goals, progress, transition and their own learner record.
Greater independence does not mean unrestricted access to confidential information.
- Internal safeguarding chronology
- Confidential staff notes
- Restricted medical information
- Private professional casework
- Internal SEND working notes
- Information about other learners
- Confidential HR information
- Unshared school documents
Schools remain responsible for deciding what school-owned information is appropriate to expose through family-facing workflows.
Share
Make appropriate information visible.
Request
Ask families for forms, views or evidence.
Communicate
Keep messages connected to the learner.
Listen
Capture family and learner voice.
Support
Provide agreed information around learning and support.
Review
Use contributions in appropriate school workflows.
Restrict
Keep sensitive information in specialist domains.This creates a more useful relationship between school and home while preserving different responsibilities.
1. Sign In
Access the appropriate family or learner account.
2. Choose the Learner
Move to the correct linked learner where more than one is available.
3. See What Matters
Review relevant messages, learning and school information.
4. Take Action
Complete forms, requests, assignments or payments where appropriate.
5. Contribute
Add learner or family voice and evidence where enabled.
6. Review Progress
Understand approved information about learning and support.
7. Stay Connected
Keep communication and future actions around the same learner journey.
Yes.
Parent account capability is represented within the EdiWay family experience.
Yes.
Multiple-child support is represented while keeping each learner’s information separate.
Yes.
Family-facing attendance views are represented.
Appropriate behaviour, rewards and achievement information can be made family-visible.
The school determines what should be shared.
Yes.
Approved assessment and progress information can be made available through the parent experience.
Appropriate agreed SEND and learner-support information can be shared.
Internal sensitive records remain restricted.
Yes.
Digital forms are represented within the parent portal capability.
Yes, where enabled.
Parent evidence remains clearly attributable to the family.
Yes.
Parent voice can be captured within appropriate workflows.
Schools can share appropriate documents through controlled family access.
Where School Marketplace and Payments is enabled, eligible families can make appropriate purchases and payments.
Yes.
Homework, assignments, learning resources, journals and learner portfolios are represented within the wider learning capability.
Learner evidence and assignment workflows can support appropriate submissions where enabled.
Yes.
Learner voice can form part of suitable learning, support and review workflows.
No.
Safeguarding records remain inside separately controlled workflows.
No.
Family access should remain connected to the learner relationships the account is authorised to use.
No.
Notifications can provide minimum necessary information without granting access to restricted source records.
Families and Learning Pathways
See how the parent and learner experience connects to school, home and flexible education.
Communication and Family Engagement
Explore school messaging, notifications, forms and family communication.
Resources, Homework and Evidence
Connect learners and families to appropriate learning, assignments and evidence.
SEND, Safeguarding and Wellbeing
Keep families involved in appropriate support workflows while sensitive records stay controlled.
Assessment and Progress
Share suitable progress and assessment information.
School Marketplace and Payments
Connect eligible school purchases and payments to the family experience.
- Give parents and carers a clearer view.
- Give learners a workspace of their own.
- Bring messages, learning, attendance, progress, forms, evidence and school activity closer together.
- Keep each learner separate.
- Keep sensitive information controlled.
- And give families a more meaningful role in the learner journey.