Why PTO

Benefits of Booking Teacher Interviews Online

Like most online booking sites, PTO:

• gives perpetual, direct access to teacher parent interviews
• allows immediate real-time management overview and reporting
• totally removes any back and forth between teachers, students and parents
• eliminates double-booking of teachers or parents – cancellations and re-booking can be done anytime

So what makes PTO different? (Click on each title below to find out!)

• Leadership

  Parent Teacher Online is being used effectively across the globe. To date there have been over 3 million school interviews booked on system.
   
  PTO also leads the way with features and professionalism. Over the years we have listened to our customers and continued to perfect our system. We strive for maximum flexibility for schools, while keeping the process for parents, teachers and administration staff as effortless as possible. PTO holds the key to organising a stress free parent teacher night!

• Security

  Schools increasingly need to be security conscious with all student information.

  For example, the law throughout Australia states that if a student is specifically named as a protected person in an AVO, confirmation of enrolment must not be given to strangers by the school. With many online booking systems, information that is being entered via the internet by the school is simply not secure. Potentially, anyone could sign up as a parent of a specific student to investigate whether they are enrolled there!

  PTO maintains the highest level of Internet Security available. This means that any data entered into the system is 99.99999% protected—the same level of protection used by banks and big business.
  

• Simplicity

  PTO prides itself on making an interview booking system that is the simplest and fastestfor parents and teachers to use.
   
  Admin staff upload all relevant information from the school database into PTO in one step. The system operates well with minimum input, although schools may modify many aspects of the system to suit their needs. If there are any questions along the way, schools can contact our friendly Help Desk team either by email or phone. Simple!

• Control

  Schools maintain total control of all their data with PTO.
   
  Teachers and parents may only access PTO through school intranet or website links. Additionally, admin staff may modify the system to suit their needs, and all information related to each interview round is archived for future reference. Statistics may be viewed using graphs and tables to compare interview rounds, and investigate booking trends within the school. Admin staff may even determine those parents who have neglected to attend interviews over several years.

• Support

  While most school interview booking sites provide limited technical support, we pride ourselves on providing excellent customer service. Email queries are answered within 24 hours, and our Help Desk team gives prompt phone support. We want to ensure that your parent teacher interviews run smoothly and efficiently!
  

• Flexibility

  While most online systems make you conform to their structure, our school interview booking system adapts to your needs!
   
  Parents can switch between an automatic mode (which organises a timetable for you) and manual mode (which provides greater control over the booking process). Parents may choose whether to save, print or export the appointment/s directly to their calendar or smart phone.

  Schools can modify the online system to suit their needs. Schools can change terminology used on the system, messages to parents, interview lengths, break times for teachers, and much more!

• Price

  Our online booking system prices start from as little as 70 cents (AUD) a student per year. This allows complete access to the system for multiple interview rounds throughout the year. Many clients also choose to use the system throughout the year for information night or training night bookings. Alternatively, the system may be purchased for a single use.
   
  When considering the hours usually required by Admin staff and teachers to organise school interviews, we calculate that the system more than pays for itself the first time it is used! Contact us to find out further details on pricing.