Parents Evenings -Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th April
1st April 2021
Parents Evenings Video Calls
Dear Parents/Carers,
We are planning our next Parents Evenings to take place on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th April 2021. Again, due to Covid-19 restrictions, we will be unable to hold these as face-to-face meetings at school.
Having reviewed a number of options to deliver virtual parents evenings, we have chosen to offer these via video call, using the school cloud parents evening booking system. It is used in many schools and has proved to be easy to use and a great way to communicate with your child’s class teacher.
Booking your Parents Evening Appointment
Parents will be able to book their appointment at https://uphill.schoolcloud.co.uk from Tuesday 20th April at 8.30am. The booking system will close on Thursday 22nd April at 7.30pm.
Your log in for this system uses information held on our records, if this is not up to date you may struggle to log in. In readiness for the booking opening on 20th April, we suggest that over the Easter break parents should check they can log in successfully. If you are struggling to log in, please contact the school office on our return to school.
How Video Calling Will Work
Please click on the link at the bottom of this letter for a comprehensive ‘how to’ guide giving you all the information you need to be able to take part in the video call. On your appointment day, just before your start time, parents will need to log in to the system at https://uphill.schoolcloud.co.uk and start the video call. Please remember, this is a short meeting to see how your child is progressing; each appointment is for 10 minutes and will automatically stop at the end of your time.
Please note, there is a one minute ‘gap’ in between appointments for the benefit of the class teacher; this does mean the appointment times may look ‘random’ i.e. 4.24pm. These times are correct and your appointment will start automatically at the given start time.
Checking the Call Works
It is essential that you check you can use the video system before your appointment. Please make sure you follow the guidance and test your access prior to your parents evening.
We have no facility to contact you or ‘call you in’ if you cannot get into your video call.
Support Guide Link
We look forward to ‘seeing’ you all at the Parents Evenings.
Yours sincerely
Samantha Hodder
Principal
