If you would like to book a Learning Conference for next term - please follow the instructions on the notice that went home with your child 5th July 2019.

· Tuesday, 30th July - 3.30-7.30pm

· Wednesday, 31st July – 3.30-7.30pm

What are Student-led Conferences and what do they look like?

• Learning Conferences are a conversation between the student, the parent and the teacher / s

• Students have an opportunity to share with their parents, with the help of the teacher, their learning journey so far - and talk about their next steps

• All three parties sit together and talk about the student’s learning, looking at evidence of progress.

• Each conference lasts for 15 minutes, made through our on-line booking system which opens at on Friday, 5th July.
• Student-led Learning Conferences increase parental and students’ understanding of progress, learning and next steps, and support and encourage students to develop the necessary skills to become independent, life-long learners.
• The conferences will look a little different at each level, depending on the age and confidence of each child, however, all our students will be expected to talk about and show you their learning and progress as well as next steps.

What does the research say?

· Professor John Hattie: “student self - reporting is the most significant indicator linked to raised student achievement”

· Black and Wiliam: “the process of students reflecting on their learning, through effective questioning that promotes articulation of students thinking, is integral to student assessment practices that enhance student learning”

· Donald Hackman – Professor Iowa University: “From these conferences, students assume greater control of their progress, learn the process of self-evaluation, develop organisational & oral communication skills and Parents, teachers and students engage in open and honest dialogue.”

· If you would like to have a learning conference with your child and their teacher, please follow the steps below to book your learning conference. We are aware that many parents have regular conversations with their child’s teacher and may not feel that a learning conference at this time is necessary. This is perfectly acceptable.

Go to the site www.schoolinterviews.co.nz

Enter the school code: “jj99b” and follow these very simple steps. You will be prompted on the way:

Step 1: Enter your name, your email address and your student's name(s).

• Your email address is used to send you your interview timetable.
• Select the number of students you want to book interviews for, and fill in their names.
• Press the green "Go" button to go on to the next page.

Step 2: Choose the teachers you want to see for each student.

• Select the year group of your child from the first box, then select a teacher from the second box.
• Press the green "Go" button to go on to the next page.

Step 3: For each teacher, choose an interview time. Interviews are 15 minutes long, and you should leave time to get to the next one. Back-to-back interviews are not a good idea and the system won’t allow it!

• To choose interview times, click the checkboxes.
• Missing checkboxes mean that time has already been booked by someone else.
• Press the green "Go" button to confirm your interviews.