Across our school communications products, we currently offer several different but similar Parents’ Evening solutions. To help ensure all our customers have easier access to the best available solutions, we are looking to streamline our Parents’ Evening systems.
We’re pleased to announce that our long-standing partnership with Parents Booking will be extended, making their fantastic Parents’ Evening system available to users of all our communications products, starting with Teachers2Parents.
The start of the academic year sees September, the busiest month in the school calendar, and soon after the parent’s evening activity spikes of October and November. We recognise there is a lot to contend with in the Autumn Term, so we wanted to provide our users with a plenty of notice of the transition to using Parents Booking.
What does this mean?
You will be able to continue using your current T2P Parents’ Evening interface until you are ready (within the transition period) to start using the consolidated platform, Parents Booking. You have until December 2024 to complete this transition, with support from our team.
Please note that Parents Booking is fully integrated with Teachers2Parents, so you’ll still be setting up and managing Parents’ Evenings in one system. We’re here to help you get used to using the new system as seamlessly as possible.
What do I need to do?
You should have been sent a data authorisation invitation email. Please follow the steps to authorise Parents Booking with Xporter. Once the data has been authorised, your school will be sent details of how to access and use Parents’ Booking from within Teachers2Parents.
Is there a cost?
There is no additional cost for the transition to Parents Booking.
What are the benefits of Parents Booking?
Parents Booking enables T2P users to…
- Turn all appointments into timed video meetings automatically
- Set up a “hybrid” of both in-person and online options, giving parents choices which can increase attendance
- Allow up to six participants to join video meetings, from any location
- Share all meetings with one link
- Screen share, blur your background and join on any device
- Offer a scheduling wizard for parents
- Set up shared classes in several different ways
- Create a waiting list to capture information when bookings were not available
- Offer easier sign in for parents using Google, Microsoft and other single sign-on tools
- Allow parents to RSVP “No” to invitations and provide feedback on why they could not attend
- See analysis on most popular appointment times, attendance charts and more
- Review teacher availability at any time using colourful horizontal bar charts
Where do I access support and guidance?
For a detailed video introduction to the new system, click here. If you need any one-to-one support, please get in touch with our support team.