Merlin is your PAL
Merlin can support a school across 3 main areas:
1 P - Parental Engagement
2 A - Active Learning
3 L - Learner Assessment
To assist school staff in developing Merlin in the above areas, step by step PAL focused help guides are now available in the Merlin Resource Library.
Within the Active Learning folder there are themed resources* for a school to use. Each themed resource folder contains images and a document that lists web addresses for useful sites.
If a staff member is unsure on how to add any of the web sites in the themed resources to a Merlin place, just follow the BBC Learning Zone help guide but subsitute the themed website web address for the Learning Zone web address.
My First Place
Guides for My First Place are available:-
Additional Resources
The National Education Network has compiled lists of online resources for schools to use.
Being a Merlin Administator
There's a folder in the Resource Library to help you get started as Merlin administrator.
Training Your Teachers
Handouts are now available in the 'Training your Teachers' folder. These handouts cover 1: Helping you get started with Merlin* 2: Populating an Our Place*.
Each of these handouts clearly explain the basic elements of Merlin and can be distributed throughout your school.
- Merlin Team
*Created by Jessica Lewis at Gloucestershire County Council.