{"id":6853,"date":"2018-07-18T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=2632ff0b5c8c3f45a823ba45b4c585e3"},"modified":"2018-07-18T18:49:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T06:49:50","slug":"learning-conferences-book-now-for-31-july-and-2-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/newsletters\/learning-conferences-book-now-for-31-july-and-2-august\/6853","title":{"rendered":"Learning Conferences: Book now for 31 July and 2 August"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning Conferences<\/h2>

Kia ora wh\u0101nau<\/h4>
At the end of this newsletter is the information you need to book your child's next Learning Conference on Tuesday 31st July or Thursday 2nd August - Week 2 of the coming new term.<\/div>

Feedback from Learning Conference review 2017<\/h4>
Following the learning conferences in Term 3 last year, we asked for your feedback on a number of aspects of the learning conference process and outcomes. Thank you very much to the 120 people who responded to this survey. This was a significant response to a request for feedback.<\/div><\/div>

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Some trends became very clear and we learned that the new format of children directing the learning conferences and a fluid approach to meeting with all of the teachers working with your child (particularly from Years 1-6) had mixed responses from wh\u0101nau.<\/div>

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This is seen by the results of the graph below (where 1 = not beneficial and 5 = extremely beneficial)<\/div>

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There was also a mixed response to the statement: \"There was enough time to talk with the teacher about the learning<\/b>.\" seen on the graph below:<\/div>

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We were heartened by the response to the following question about whether the purpose of the learning conference had been met (where 1=not met and 5= completely met):<\/div>

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We were also heartened by the response to the statement \"The teacher(s) really knew my child and his\/her next steps\" <\/div>

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What was the most helpful were the 71 individual 'additional comments' that you took the time to write. These really captured the individual stories we needed to hear and helped explain in more detail why you had responded to the questions above in the way you had.<\/div>

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We have done lots of reflecting on the feedback that we received on the process we used last year, and the opportunities and challenges that it provided for wh\u0101nau, children and the teachers.<\/div>

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Whilst finding a model that works perfectly for every child and their wh\u0101nau would be wonderful, it is not realistic. What we have done, is taken all of your feedback, and tried to improve the areas that were causing the most concern.<\/div>

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We have focused on improving the following areas:<\/div>
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