Teaching team
The weekly of a teaching team: last week in class, what is coming, students to watch and resources to share.
Check-in: Last week in classComing upStudents to watchResources to share
Class council
Once a term, the teaching team reviews the class, the students who need support and the actions agreed, with the minutes ready at the end.
- Every term, 90 min
- 4 min to speak, each
Free. Your first meeting starts from this template, and everything stays editable.
Who it’s for
Secondary schools: class councils with the teachers, the head of year, class delegates and parents' representatives.
Why this format
- Every teacher is heardEach teacher has a timed turn, so the council covers the whole class in the time set.
- No student is forgottenStudents who need support are listed beforehand, and each case ends with an agreed action.
- Minutes without the choreThe minutes are written during the council, ready to share with families and the school office.
What everyone prepares
Before the meeting, each person fills in their check-in in a few minutes, from a computer or a phone. Here is one, as it looks in Ronde.
How the class is doing
- Good energy in group work
- Homework often missing on Mondays
Students needing support
- Two students struggling in maths since October
- One student often absent on Fridays
Actions agreed
- Tutoring offered on Wednesdays
- Meet the families concerned
Notes
The class asked for more practice tests before the exams.
How a session runs
- IntroEveryone joins, in the room or on the call: the screen shows who is here and what is on the agenda.
- Round table4 min eachEach person in turn shares their check-in, with a timer; the others raise a hand, react or say thanks.
- Open topicsThe subjects raised along the way, with the decisions taken and the follow-up actions.
- Wrap-upThe minutes are ready: decisions, actions and their owners, everyone’s check-in.
Ready with this template
Each meeting turns modules on or off as it likes; these come switched on.
- Raised hands and questionsRaise a hand or ask a question during a turn: a questions step follows that turn.
- TimeboxA topic of its own on the agenda, with its own duration and its notes in the minutes.
- Decision logEvery “Decision:” line of the notes, from every session, in one searchable list open to the whole team.
Tips to run it well
- Ask teachers to fill in their check-in the week before: the council can focus on decisions.
- Initials are enough in check-ins: the minutes may travel beyond the council.
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