Parental Consultations

What Are Parent/Teacher Consultations?

Parent/teacher consultations, often known as parents' evenings, are a regular date in the Parkhead Primary School and Nursery calendar. They can provide a great opportunity to go into the school, see work, and have a one-to-one chat with your child's class teacher.

When Are The Parent Consultations?

Parent/teacher consultations take place twice each academic session. The dates for the consultations are announced at the beginning of each academic year. About 3 weeks prior to the consultation dates we will invite you to book an appointment.

How Do I Use The Online Booking System

Full instructions on how to use the online booking service can be found in the Parent Consultation Online Booking Guide 2022 (PDF, 915 KB)(opens new window) 

Make An Appointment Using Our Online Booking System

Make an appointment using our Online Booking Service (opens new window). 

What Should I Expect?

Here are our top tips to make the most of the parents' evening:

• Talk: Take time to speak to your child in advance of the evening. Find out whether there's anything they'd like to discuss or understand more about. If they are younger - how do they feel, and is there anything specific they'd like you to ask?
• Write it down: Make a note of your questions or areas you'd like to discuss. That way you won't miss anything if the appointment is a bit rushed.
• Listen: On the evening, it's very easy to get caught up in the moment asking questions; remember to take the time to listen to the feedback.
• Take notes: Write anything down or add notes to your phone or tablet that you might want to find out a bit more about.
• The bigger picture: Although academic performance is obviously important, there are many other aspects of your child's school life that you may not know about, like social interactions, so don't be afraid to ask about these too.
• What's next?: It's a good idea to ask the teacher how you can help to support your child outside of the classroom - ask for any tricks they may have to help you with this that they use in the classroom.

Finally, if you have a concern about your child and parent consultations are months away don't feel you have to wait until the consultations come around. If you need to speak to your class teacher about a concern you have, please contact the school office.