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Faculty meeting template

Teachers and school leaders together: notices kept short, most of the time on teaching and on the students who need something.

60 minutesFor Principals, heads of department and teaching staffAgenda room
Change the agenda first

The agenda, with a time for each part

  1. Notices, in writing beforehand5 min
    • Is there anything in the notices that needs a question answered?
  2. One teaching focus20 min
    • What did we try in our classes since last time, and what happened?
    • What will each of us try next?
  3. Students who need something15 min
    • Which students are we worried about, and what is each of us seeing?
  4. Calendar and deadlines10 min
    • Which dates are coming up — reports, parents' evenings, exams?
  5. Decisions and who does what10 min
    • Who is doing what before we next meet?

How the notes read afterwards

A made-up example, so you can see the shape. In a real call each line carries the words that were said and who said them.

Focus. Cold calling instead of hands up; four teachers tried it, three keep it.

Students. Two in year 9 missing homework in every subject; tutors call home this week.

Dates. Reports due on the 28th; parents' evening on 4 December.

Running it well

Ways to change it

Department meetingThirty minutes: one shared lesson, marking standards and the department's own dates.
Start of termNinety minutes, with the year's priorities and new staff introduced.

When to skip it. When the only content is notices. Send them, and give teachers the hour back for planning.

Questions

What should be on a faculty meeting agenda?

Short notices, one teaching focus, students who need support, upcoming dates, and who is doing what.

How can I make faculty meetings better?

Send announcements in writing, give most of the time to teaching practice, and finish on time.

How often should faculty meetings be held?

Many schools meet weekly or every two weeks, with department meetings in between.

What happens in the room

Everybody joins from the link, with no account. The agenda sits beside the call and each item fills in with what was said about it, under the name of the person who said it.

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