Class council
Once a term: how the class is doing, the students who need support and the actions agreed.
Check-in: How the class is doingStudents needing supportActions agreedNotes
Teaching team
The weekly meeting of a teaching team: the week in class, what's coming, the students to watch and the resources to share.
- Every week, 45 min
- 3 min to speak, each
Free. Your first meeting starts from this template, and everything stays editable.
Who it’s for
Primary schools, subject teams in secondary schools, training centres and university teaching teams.
Why this format
- Time saved every weekEach teacher prepares in writing, so the meeting is about working together, not catching up.
- Students followed togetherStudents to watch are discussed as a team, and the actions follow them from week to week.
- Resources circulateWorksheets, links and ideas have a section of their own and stay in the minutes.
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.
Last week in class
- Science project: every group presented
- The museum trip went well
Coming up
- Parents' evening on Thursday
- Maths assessment next week
Students to watch
- One student seems tired and withdrawn since the holidays
Resources to share
- A good fractions game for 10-year-olds
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 table3 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.
- Meeting usefulnessAt the wrap-up, everyone rates how useful the meeting was, from 1 to 5, anonymously; the average is tracked in the stats.
- Reactions and signalsEmoji reactions and signals (too long, louder…) flying across every screen.
- Raised hands and questionsRaise a hand or ask a question during a turn: a questions step follows that turn.
- KudosThank a teammate during the meeting; kudos show on every screen and in the minutes.
- 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
- Take turns chairing: with the shared screen, anyone can run the meeting.
- Note dates such as trips and assessments in “Coming up”: they are in the minutes everyone receives.
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