Pupil progress meetings are useful for school improvement
Pupil progress meetings are not statutory but they're a useful way to discuss the information staff have collected while tracking and assessing pupils’ progress.
Use them to reflect on the termly progress of individual pupils, or groups of pupils, and identify gaps in your curriculum provision or areas for improvement.
You can then plan next steps to improve attainment. We’ve listed some suggestions at the end of this article.
You can use a different approach
Instead of pupil progress meetings, your senior leadership team (SLT) can analyse and track assessment data and discuss any concerns with the relevant teachers.
Teachers can also identify and raise concerns about individual pupils on an ad hoc basis.
Have termly meetings with the relevant staff
Who should attend
This depends on your school's size and context.
The class teacher Their line manager, e.g. the