Teachers TV: Effective Parent Meetings

Tips on preparing for and hosting successful parent meetings.

Get advice on hosting effective parent meetings as Time Savers presenter and deputy headteacher Jo Parry meets with experienced teachers to share tips. In conversation with Lois Baird, headteacher at Solway Community Technology College, Cumbria, Jo shares lots of practical tips. These tips include establishing good relationships with parents ahead of meetings, managing parent meetings in big schools and presenting open evenings. Jo concludes with one of her own tips for preparing what to say about pupils ahead of parent meetings. Part of a series of 10 short videos offering tips on handling parents, managing staff and school trips.