Parents’ evenings We hold regular parents’ evenings to provide an opportunity for consultation between parents, staff and students. We recommend that you attend with your son or daughter to get the most from this vital contact time. Students make their own timetable of appointments with their subject teachers and tutors. We will send a letter of invitation prior to each event. For your diary; Lower Sixth parents’ evenings take place in late January / early February. The Upper Sixth parents’ evening is held in late November.
New parents’ evening The new parents’ evening gives parents/carers the opportunity to meet their son or daughter’s personal tutor, learn more about The Sixth Form College, the courses, and also raise any concerns that they may have prior to the start of term. The evening will be held in September and details will be confirmed after your son / daughter has enrolled.
Parent Portal It is important for parents to support teachers and tutors in monitoring their son or daughter’s progress at the College. To help you do this, we have created the Parent Portal, which is an online tool that gives you direct access to your student’s up-to-date attendance and progress data. Access details to the Portal are provided to parents/carers who are named on the student enrolment form and who have provided a personal email address. Account details, including username and password will be distributed at the new parents’ evening in September.
Absence Student attendance We expect our students to be present at all lessons, and will only accept absences where absolutely necessary. This is a vital part of the College experience, and ensures they don’t miss crucial contact time with their teachers or tutors. We ask parents to support us with this, for example by scheduling personal appointments and activities outside of College time eg. dental check-ups. We record attendance at each lesson and this is uploaded onto the student’s online record, which you will have access to via the Parents Portal.
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