Parent Teacher Interviews

The conferences will take place in Week 3 on Tuesday 14th February 1.30pm – 6.30pm only (with a 6:40pm finish). Bookings will be made through Compass. 

As a reminder, the newly developed Victorian Government Schools Agreement (VGSA) 2022, teacher work outside of the regular 38-hour week must be remunerated either through time-in-lieu or hour-for-hour payment. Parent-teacher interviews are an event that has traditionally taken place outside of the regular hours of duty for a teacher; this will remain the case and the school will manage this by reducing professional learning meetings across multiple weeks this term.

This change has necessitated adjustments to our regular parent-teacher interview schedule and as such:

• Teachers will be available for interviews only between 1:30pm and 6:30pm (with a 6:40pm finish) on Tuesday 14th February. 
• Between 1:30pm and 3:30pm, students will be supervised by specialist teachers and non-classroom teaching staff. 

The VGSA 2022 applies to all Victorian Government schools and it is the duty of the Principal to ensure the conditions of the agreement are in place for all staff. Please don’t hesitate to reach out directly to Rohan if you have any further questions. 

The conferences will be conducted via video conferencing platform, Microsoft Teams. The link will be sent to you via email in advance of the interviews commencing. The conferences will be 10 minutes in duration. If you require a face to face interview please contact your child’s teacher directly.

To make an interview booking:

1. Go to the website through a browser (e.g. Safari or Chrome): https://portmelb-vic.compass.education 
2. Go to the ‘Community’ Tab (the one with two people figures) and click on ‘Conferences (formerly PST)’
3. Once in the booking screen, click on 2023 Term 1 Parent Teacher Conferences, select ‘My Bookings’
4. Select ‘Start Booking Now’ to choose a booking time
5. Click on a time slot on the calendar checking both the DATE (at the top) and the TIME
6. Once you have selected at time, click on your teachers’ name.
7. If the teacher is red, or all time-slots are red when you select the teacher, then all available times for this teacher are taken. 
8. Confirm your booking by checking the details and selecting ‘OK’
9. Your conference time will turn green once it is selected. Additionally you can get a print out version of your booking by selecting ‘Print Preview’ at the top of the page.

If you require further information about booking an interview please contact your child’s teacher.

Key Dates

Week 1 

Wednesday 1st February 4pm: Booking via Compass is open.

*You will be able to view the link before then but not gain access until 4pm.

Week 2 

Tuesday 7th February at 10am:  Bookings will close.

**To allow the teachers time to generate the required links for these meetings, thank you for understanding that bookings cannot be made through Compass after that time.

Wednesday 8th February:  Email sent containing Microsoft Teams links

Week 3

Tuesday 14th February Parent Teacher Interviews take place 1.30pm – 6.30pm (with a 6:40pm finish).

Please note the following points: 

● Please ensure your details are up to date on Compass, especially your current email address, so that the Microsoft Teams link can be sent to you. If your details are not correct please contact the office with updated details at the Port Melbourne Primary School Reception on 9646 1001.

● You will only see time slots available at the time you are using the system. Interviews are 10 minutes in duration.

● If two parents or carers wish to attend an interview time slot, one person should make the booking then both can attend. 

●Be aware the Compass Bookings will not include the links to the Microsoft Teams. These will be sent in a separate email from Tuesday 7th February.  If you do not receive an email by Friday 10th February at 4pm, please contact your teacher.

You can print a summary of your bookings from Compass. 

Alex McLeod

Learning Specialist - Data, Assessment & Reporting