Tips for making the most of parent teacher meetings

Whether you’re an NQT or an experienced teacher, the idea of 25-30 Parent Teacher Meetings in one week can be daunting! Here are some practical tips from Teacher author, Aoife Doyle, to help ensure successful parent teacher meetings.

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Gather some pupil self assessments

You can begin your preparation for your PTMs as early as four or five weeks before they begin. Start gathering assessment data; standardised test results, work samples and self-assessment data from the pupils.

I find it helpful to use templates for pupil self assessment.

Here is a colour in template I use for Infants to 2nd Class. You can use the headings provided or add your own.

Here is an example of a template I use with older pupils. You could adapt something similar for your class and focus areas.

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