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Not enough time to see all the parents on parent's night?

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var123 · 19/01/2015 14:04

Is this ok or not? The teacher has 18 appointment slots and 30 children. Its an important subject that matters to everybody so almost all parents want an appointment.

So the teacher has allocated appointments to just over half the parents and told the other children that their parents can get an email update if they want one.

Its year 8 so not a GCSE year, but more important than any other that has gone before.

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nowitsenough · 19/01/2015 14:23

At dd's school we've found out that we NEVER get to see a subject teacher at parent's evening! Shock Confused Angry We sit for five minutes with the form teacher who reads out the comments on the report to us (we're not allowed to take it away, but do get a copy without the comments ???? Confused and when we ask any questions, she says, I don't know, but I'll find out for you and then never gets back to us Sad

I'd like to change schools, but dd wants to stay.

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var123 · 19/01/2015 14:22

Appointments are 10 mins - so 6 per hour and the evening lasts for 3 hours.

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var123 · 19/01/2015 14:21

I think not all parents are interested to speak to the teachers in subjects like art, dt, drama, even geography or science. So, all teachers get 18 appointments but they are not over-subscribed. Maths and English are different though.

Funnily enough we parents got a letter from the school saying how important this evening was and how we should all attend unless we had a very good excuse!

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var123 · 19/01/2015 14:18

I'm a little surprised TBH because we were told all the appointments had been taken before we were invited to say if we'd like an appointment. Maybe she was arranging the appointments she wanted last week?

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Seeline · 19/01/2015 14:16

Did the school create the system? If so I assume all the other subject teachers only get to see 18 sets of parents - if not what is so different about this subject. Do the other subjects have appointments at all?
How long is parents evening, and how long are the appointments for?

HaPPy8 · 19/01/2015 14:14

I would think that if you contact them and ask for an appointment, even at another time, they will be happy to do so. Some parents will probably be happy with the email. If they refused an appointment all together, then i think it would be unreasonable.

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var123 · 19/01/2015 14:13

No, I haven't. I was just wondering if IABU. After all, the school created the 18 appointment system and gave her 30 children.

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var123 · 19/01/2015 14:12

I am not sure... maybe a combination of first come, first served or just the ones she has something to say about???

I feel that she should have something to say about my DS even if he's neither top or bottom of the class. Moreover, its not giving herself a chance to find out things eg that DS finds x difficult.

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caravanista13 · 19/01/2015 14:09

Not acceptable. Have you spoken to someone more senior?

SunnyBaudelaire · 19/01/2015 14:06

i wonder how she chose tbh

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