Teaching and Learning

Parent Teacher Conferences 

We look forward to meeting with families during our next round of parent teacher conferences. These conferences serve as a vital bridge between teachers and parents, aiming to further improve communication and collaboration in a student’s educational journey. During this time parents can gain further insight into their child’s academic progress, social development and overall well-being within the school environment. Teachers also benefit from the insights parents are able to provide about a student’s home life and needs, which in turn enables a more holistic understanding of each student. Some good questions that families could ask at conferences are: 

• Are there any gaps in learning that my child should be working through? How can we support them with this at home? 
• What are three key strategies my child can use to revise regularly at home? 
• What does the formative feedback tell you about my child’s progress on a certain topic? 
• How does my child demonstrate resilience within the classroom? How can you suggest that my child could further develop their resilience when facing classroom challenges? 

Junior School (P – Year 6) 

Homeroom teacher interviews will be held onsite at Shelford on Thursday 14 September 1.30 - 6.30pm. 

A communication will be sent to families soon informing you how to book your upcoming parent teacher conferences. 

JS Specialist Teachers and Senior School 

Parents/Carers can choose to complete their parent teacher conferences onsite at Shelford, remotely via MS Teams, or a mix of both. Please see below for the relevant dates and options available: 

Thursday 17 Aug (1.40-8pm) – Onsite at Shelford (no remote option) 

Tuesday 22 Aug (2.30-8pm) – Remotely/Online via MS Teams (no onsite option) 

A communication will be sent to families soon informing you how to book your upcoming parent teacher conferences. 

On these dates’ classes will finish at 12.40pm to provide a lunch break for teachers prior to the start of the conferences.  

Supervision for Junior School students 

On the dates of the Junior School Specialist Parent Teacher Conferences, supervision will be provided for JS students until 3.15pm if required. 

Please contact Vicky Gemmell if your daughter will require supervision at Shelford on either of these dates. 

2023 NAPLAN Results 

Families in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will have now received their child’s NAPLAN report. We are currently in the process of unpacking the information and sharing it with teachers so that they can leverage their students’ strengths for learning growth. The NAPLAN data, along with other data sources and all that we know about our students, help us to further inform our teaching practices, to set goals in numeracy and literacy, and plan support and extension for individuals and cohorts. 

Karen Whelan

Deputy Principal - Staff, Teaching and Learning/Psychology