Virtual Parents Evening
Due to ongoing restrictions and safety concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the emergence of the new variant, it is no longer possible to invite parents/carers on to the school premises to meet with class teachers. As a school, we understand the importance of this communication and, in discussion with the Parent Council, have explored alternative methods so this dialogue can continue virtually, via the Parents Booking website/app.
www.parents-booking.co.uk
We hope you find the online video parents’ evening a good solution to the continuing Covid mitigation of being unable to offer normal face-to-face parents’ evenings. We hope you will join us online to ensure you receive feedback from teachers to support your child with their learning and progress.
Should the guidance for schools be updated to allow in-person Parents’ Evenings during the remainder of the school session, we will review our approaches in partnership with each of the South Ayrshire secondary schools.
As our Parents’ Evenings have now been confirmed, our planned dates for online Parents’ Evenings are:
www.parents-booking.co.uk
We hope you find the online video parents’ evening a good solution to the continuing Covid mitigation of being unable to offer normal face-to-face parents’ evenings. We hope you will join us online to ensure you receive feedback from teachers to support your child with their learning and progress.
Should the guidance for schools be updated to allow in-person Parents’ Evenings during the remainder of the school session, we will review our approaches in partnership with each of the South Ayrshire secondary schools.
As our Parents’ Evenings have now been confirmed, our planned dates for online Parents’ Evenings are:
Our first virtual parents' evening will be S4 which will take place Tuesday 18 January 2022.
An important change to our usual arrangements is that parents/carers now make appoints via the online system. Please see below for further information and guidance.
Appointments will be available to book from 6pm on Friday 7 November until midnight on Monday 17 January, with the parents’ evening commencing at 5pm and finishing at 7pm on 18 January. After you have made your appointments, you can choose to print or e-mail a confirmation of your times.
Letters sent home can be accessed below:
7th December 2021
13th December 2021
An important change to our usual arrangements is that parents/carers now make appoints via the online system. Please see below for further information and guidance.
Appointments will be available to book from 6pm on Friday 7 November until midnight on Monday 17 January, with the parents’ evening commencing at 5pm and finishing at 7pm on 18 January. After you have made your appointments, you can choose to print or e-mail a confirmation of your times.
Letters sent home can be accessed below:
7th December 2021
13th December 2021
How to make an appointment?
To make your appointments please login at www.parents-booking.co.uk/marrcollege
To login you will need to enter:
Please note the login details you enter must match those we have on record for you and should be the parent designated as the main contact. Please contact the school office to check the records we hold if you encounter any difficulties at this stage.
Each booking slot is 5 minutes long and a countdown timer will ensure all appointments run to time. At the end of each 5 minute slot, the website will automatically move you onto your next appointment.
On the day of the parents’ evening, you need to re-login at the website address above in the 15 mins before your appointments are due to begin. At this time, you will be able to join the video meeting room, where you can wait for your appointments to automatically begin at your confirmed meeting times.
When choosing appointment times, you will have the option of either selecting your own times based on teacher availability or allow times to be automatically generated for you. You will only be offered appointments with teachers for subjects that lead to qualifications. If you wish to speak to your child’s Guidance Teacher then please contact the school office to arrange a time out with the parents’ evening.
To make your appointments please login at www.parents-booking.co.uk/marrcollege
To login you will need to enter:
- Your first name and surname
- Your child’s first name, surname and date of birth
Please note the login details you enter must match those we have on record for you and should be the parent designated as the main contact. Please contact the school office to check the records we hold if you encounter any difficulties at this stage.
Each booking slot is 5 minutes long and a countdown timer will ensure all appointments run to time. At the end of each 5 minute slot, the website will automatically move you onto your next appointment.
On the day of the parents’ evening, you need to re-login at the website address above in the 15 mins before your appointments are due to begin. At this time, you will be able to join the video meeting room, where you can wait for your appointments to automatically begin at your confirmed meeting times.
When choosing appointment times, you will have the option of either selecting your own times based on teacher availability or allow times to be automatically generated for you. You will only be offered appointments with teachers for subjects that lead to qualifications. If you wish to speak to your child’s Guidance Teacher then please contact the school office to arrange a time out with the parents’ evening.
Parents 'How to' Guide
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Further Help Videos below: (also available here)
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Video Call information for Parents
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Internet Browser Compatibility
To access the video meeting appointments, you must use one of the devices listed below along with the internet browser combinations:
- Apple iPhone/iPad (iOS 11+): Safari
- Android phone/tablet: Chrome or Firefox
- Linux computer: Chrome or Firefox
- Microsoft Surface: Chrome or Firefox
- Mac computer: Safari, Chrome or Firefox
- Windows PC: Chrome, Firefox or Edge (Chromium)
Troubleshooting Tips
- If you cannot login, please contact the school office.
- The email address field entered is only used to send your appointment confirmation. If you have problems logging in, it will not be because of the e-mail address you entered.
