question about AS level parents' evening.....

[olivia41]

Hi, DS is in first year of A levels..... parents' evening is coming up and I've never met any of his tutors... I've no specific concerns etc, but it would be nice to meet them face to face. Is it okay to make an appt. so that I can simply meet them and maybe ask about progress etc, or is it intended to be used if you have specific concerns/queries? Thanks.

At our schools all parents were invited. Why would you not want to ask how well he is doing? We did not always have specific questions but the teachers will have some information prepared for you, so I would go and hear it. Won't you be looking around universities soon? Maybe chat about his post A level options.

They'll be expecting to see you!

Thanks for replies - I do have regular reports (as does everyone) about progress, etc, so I've a good idea of what's going on etc, but of course I want to know how it's all going, etc! Thanks again - good idea to talk about post A-level options, by the way - thanks.

Agree with others - I treated it just as any other Parents' Evening - went to meet all the staff, and see what they had to say.

I have DDs coming up and am planning to ask how they predict the A level grades that are used for applying to university

hellsbells - Oh good luck with that one. My child's has a policy of the AS achieved grade being the predicted grade. Except sometimes about which there is no policy.

The Open Days at Universities are coming up. Some you will need to book. I would start looking at where his interests lie and where/what you should put on the shortlist and then get onto the web sites. The parents evening could be a starting point for this.

TheBeautifulVisit - I wondered how it worked! My friend's DD apparently begged the teachers got on her knees to predict the grades she needed to be considered for her choice of course :)