Your school currently holds all family consultation appointments during one evening in the school building. The school collected this feedback after the most recent consultation evening.
| Feedback | Result |
|---|---|
| Families who attended every appointment they requested | 42% |
| Families who attended some, but not all, requested appointments | 37% |
| Families who attended none of their requested appointments | 21% |
| Families who would prefer at least one appointment by telephone or video call | 58% |
| Teachers who reported that their appointment schedule overran by more than 20 minutes | 54% |
| Teachers concerned that a more flexible system could increase their total working time | 63% |
Making consultation appointments work
Write a letter to your headteacher arguing for the arrangement you think the school should trial for future family consultation appointments. Use the feedback provided. You may create suitable details about your school.
In your letter, you could consider:
You may also use your own ideas.
Your response will be assessed for communication and organisation, and for vocabulary, sentence structures, spelling and punctuation. The total includes 16 marks for vocabulary, sentence structures, spelling and punctuation.