Twice a year NSW Primary School Teachers have the task of writing end of semester reports.
The time and brainpower this takes is generally underestimated - on one occasion I kept a log book to try and measure the time I spent writing reports. For me it generally takes 2 hours per student in total - just on 60 hours for a Primary School Class (and I once worked corporate, so I consider myself organised and computer literate!)
I'm always looking for new ways to write comments, and new stimulus to inspire my writing.
The Victorian Government has produced a website with report writing tips for Teachers.
The NSW Government has a less comprehensive guide and a 'comment starter' tool. (You may need to enter via the portal.)
Wish us all luck as we approach our reporting period!
