Parent-teacher interviews are the cornerstone of the relationship between parents and teachers, and directly affect educational outcomes. The easier it is to book interviews, the more parents will attend - and School Interviews makes bookings much easier.

Many schools organise parent-teacher interviews by giving the teachers a timetable, the student a booking form, and letting them work out times between them.

But students often don't understand which times are most convenient for their parents, and can lose the form or avoid the teachers they don't like. And if there are two or more students from the same family, the chances are that they'll book different teachers for the same time.

It's a nuisance for teachers too – they have enough on their plate without having to negotiate interview times with a gaggle of students after every lesson. And the school office has to print and distribute interview sheets and booking forms, and run around the school coordinating booking times with teachers when parents want to make changes or students lose their forms.

School Interviews transforms this process by using the internet to let parents make the bookings, instead of the students.

• Parents choose the teachers and times that they want, removing any chance of timetable conflicts. They'll be delighted to be able to book everything in a couple of minutes, instead of having to hassle their children over several days.
• Parents get an emailed confirmation of their interviews, and can confirm, cancel or re-schedule on the internet at any time - which also reduces calls to the school office.
• Teachers will be glad to have one less chore to squeeze into their teaching time. And there is one less distraction for disruptive students to exploit.
• The school support staff can set up an interview evening in minutes, without printing a single sheet. The reduced number of phone calls about interviews can be handled efficiently from the office, so they won't need to run around the school looking for teachers.
• The school presents a far more professional image to parents, from the modern web-based booking system through to the neatly printed interview timetables they'll see on each teacher's desk.

The School Interviews service is more affordable than you might expect. It costs only $150 per year for primary schools, and from $195 for high schools, depending on their school roll. We're confident that when you account for the savings in teaching and administration staff time alone, your school will come out ahead.

• Because School Interviews is provided as an internet service, schools don't have to install and maintain any computers or software - all you need is a computer with a browser.
• You'll also make savings on paper and printing costs, supporting the Enviroschools initiative.
• There are no hidden costs - no matter how many interview evenings you have, or how much bandwidth your parents use, you will be charged the same fixed amount.

For more information, including pricing, see the other questions page.