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Parent-teacher conference template

Twenty minutes about one child: what is going well, what is hard, and what home and school will each do.

20 minutesFor Teachers and parentsAgenda room
Change the agenda first

The agenda, with a time for each part

  1. What is going well4 min
    • What does she enjoy most at school?
  2. Where they are finding it hard5 min
    • Can you show me an example of the work?
  3. What we see at home4 min
    • How does he talk about school at home?
    • How long does homework take?
  4. What we will each do5 min
    • What is one thing the school will do, and one thing we will do at home?
  5. When we will talk again2 min
    • Shall we check in before the end of term?

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.

Going well. Reads above her year and helps others in group work.

Hard. Maths word problems: gets the sum right and misreads the question.

We will each. School: ten minutes a week in a small group. Home: read one problem aloud together each night.

Running it well

Ways to change it

With the student thereLet them speak first about what is going well and what is hard.
By videoShare the work on screen, and send the two agreed actions in writing afterwards.

When to skip it. Never — but if twenty minutes will not be enough, say so and book a longer one.

Questions

What should parents ask at a parent-teacher conference?

What is going well, where their child is finding it hard, what the school will do about it, and what would help at home.

How long is a parent-teacher conference?

Usually ten to twenty minutes. Ask for a longer meeting if there is more to talk about.

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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