Student Led Conference

Purpose

Student led conferences aim to achieve the following goals:

• to encourage student responsibility for their academic performance

• to encourage students to self-evaluate.

• to increase student self-confidence.

• to encourage discussion between students, families, and teachers.

Key beliefs

The student is the centre of the learning conversation

Students are the ones who need all the information yet traditionally they are the ones who have known the least

If the teacher does the talking then the message is the teacher is in charge and the holder of all learning

Every student should have the chance to discuss their learning with a significant adult in their life

The focus is on the child’s learning

The ownership of the child’s learning is with the child