On Tuesday 12 March the first Student Learning Conferences will take place for all Year 10 to Year 13 students in an effort to enable students to take more responsibility for their own learning and to deepen the conversations that students, parents and teachers have around student learning.

Year 9 students will be in school on an individual programme and other activities while the conferences are taking place. Year 10 to 13 students will only be required to attend for their 30 minute conference that day but are welcome to study or work on assessments in the Library, Study Centre or computer suites during the rest of the day. You will have received a letter confirming your appointment time. Please contact the school office if you need to clarify your appointment time.

It is an expectation that parents and/or significant members of the student’s whanau attend these conferences with the student. The importance of attending these meetings is such that we have provided a letter for parents’ employers should there be a need to get time off work to attend the conference. Research shows that home-school partnerships focused on the importance of doing well at school have the greatest positive outcomes for the student.

It is also possible to email any of your child’s teachers, or to request to meet with them, at any time during the year.

We look forward to meeting with you and your daughter on 12 March.