From the start of 2021, we will be moving over to LINC-ED Hero for all of our learning and administration across the school.

Hero will replace ALF - our learning system that we used for learning progress, reporting and goal setting. It will be used to mark attendance, store all emergency contact information, communicate with parents and students, and show and report on learning evidence and progress.

It is a new system for everybody, and I am sure it will take us all a little while to use it efficiently and effectively. All teachers will be using it from the very start of the year, and the admin staff will be using it for all communications from here on in. It will be useful for all parents to have the Hero site bookmarked on your main device at home, along with downloading the free app from your app store on your phone. You will now no longer need the school app on your phone, as we will not be using it for school communication any more.

Signing up to Hero

To sign up for Hero, this link will show a clear set of steps taking you through the process. Please note that you will need to use the email account you have on record with the school - the account you use to receive communications from school. If you would like to change this email address, you can then do that through your Hero profile once you are signed up.

If you have any issues signing up, or your email address is not accepted by Hero, please contact Urs (urs.cunningham@amesbury.school.nz) or Demelza (demelza@amesbury.school.nz).

What will you see on your Hero account

The main ‘home page’ you will see when you first log on is a feed of community messages. This will include all notices or reminders sent out to parents by the school.

Down the left hand side you see a photo of your child/ren. For each child, you will be able to see their ‘living report’, which is a continually updated progress report of the goals they have achieved or are working on in reading, writing and maths, along with an overview of their continual progress on their Journey of Growth and Development (their social and emotional development). Large green dials will show their progress on a set of indicators at each year level. You will also be able to see a feed of learning posts, which will be any examples of learning posted by your child or their teachers. All learning uploaded is private - it can only be viewed by your child and their parents and teachers.

All invoices from the school can also be viewed under ‘Finance’ on the left hand side, and you can print out any invoices if you would like to do so.