Tapestry Parent Letter

This document is a letter from St. Joseph's Primary School introducing Tapestry, an online system for recording children's learning and development. It allows staff to instantly upload photos, videos and observations of children. Parents are emailed when new entries are added and can view and comment on their child's online journal. The system aims to save time by moving away from paper records. It also allows families to share the journal more easily. Personal accounts for parents are secure and only allow viewing of their own child's journal. The letter provides permission forms for setting up accounts and answers frequently asked questions about using the system.

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Tapestry Parent Letter

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Newport Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 2AW Telephone 01635 43455

Email [email protected] Website www.stjosephs.w-berks.sch.uk Headteacher: Kelly Bosher

Tapestry – An Online Learning Journal

Dear Parents and Carers,

Tapestry is a website which can be accessed on a computer or laptop, and also on any Apple or Android device such
as a tablet or smart phone. We have chosen this company because they are a secure and also exciting way of
keeping track of your child’s development and their time with us.

Instead of using the old paper book style way of recording, we will be able to instantly upload photos, videos and
observations of your children. You are then emailed to alert you that something new has been added to your child’s
Learning Journal and can log on and view what your child has been up to. A massive advantage of this system is that
you can instantly add your own comments to entries, and can show your child’s online book to members of the
family who would not usually be able to attend parent meetings at school.

The safeguarding of our children is very important to us. Everything that is added to Tapestry will be added to our
school account and can only be viewed by school staff that use the system, and also yourself, using your own log on.
You will only have access to your child’s own book and this cannot be seen by other parents. Also, it is crucial that
you do not share photos or videos from your child’s book on social media or through other online platforms.

We are very excited about continuing to use this system in our school and would like you to find out more about it
too. On the back of this letter you will find some Frequently Asked Questions about the system. I would also like to
signpost you to Tapestry’s website where you will find lots of information and videos: http://eyfs.info/tapestry-
info/introduction

Attached to this letter is a permission and information slip to allow us to set up a Tapestry account for your child.
Please sign and return it to us as soon as possible. You will be given your account details within the next two weeks.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards

Anna Keefe
Classteacher

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Frequently Asked Questions
Why use an online system?
Hand writing observations, printing out photos, cutting out and sticking all of these into a paper book is very time
consuming. By taking photos and videos that can be instantly uploaded this increases the time that staff can spend
with your children, supporting their learning.

We were also impressed with the way in which parents can instantly see what their child has been up to and can also
share it with family members such as grandparents.

How do I get onto the system?

If you consent to us using Tapestry for your child, school will set up an account for you and provide you with log on
details.

Tapestry can be accessed online at: http://eyfs.info/tapestry-info/introduction

It is available as a free app from the Apple Store and also on Android devices.

We will ask you to provide us with an email address so that we can set you up a personal account. This will be a
secure way of logging in, and you will only be able to see your own child’s book.

I don’t have a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. How can I access Tapestry?
If you are unable to access the Internet on any device at home, then you will still be able to access your child’s book
by arranging a mutually convenient time with your child’s teacher to come into school. You will be provided with
access to your child’s account and support if needed.

I am not very confident with computers or the Internet. How can I access Tapestry?
One of the reasons for us choosing Tapestry was ease of use. It is a very easy system to use, but should you have any
problems, a member of the Reception team will be happy to support you.

Why do you need my email address?

Your email address is required in order to set you up with access to your child’s account. It is to ensure security on
the site and also so that we can email you when a new entry has been added for your child.

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Permission Slip