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Report card comments drafted from what you noticed

Instead of a comment bank, start from your own observations. TeachPal reads the notes you kept about a pupil during the term and drafts one short paragraph with a strength or two and a next step. The pupil’s name never reaches the AI, and every draft is yours to edit before it goes home.

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Example

One request, and what comes back

You ask

Draft Sara’s report comment from this term’s notes.

Your notes about Sara

Maths · Year 4 · 3 notes

4 October
Explained her fraction method to the rest of her group.
18 October
Still mixes up place value in long division.
1 November
Asked for an extra practice sheet on her own.

The draft

Sara has a secure grasp of fractions and explains her methods patiently when she works in a group. She asks for extra practice on her own initiative. In long division she sometimes loses track of place value; her next step is to set out each stage on squared paper so the columns stay lined up.

You edit and save each draft, then copy the whole class’s comments in one go.

Guide

What a good report comment does

The grade or level is your call. The comment explains it to a family, and these are what make it more than a stock phrase.

  • It comes from something you saw

    “Careful with calculations” means something when there is a moment behind it. A one-line note on the day is what makes the end-of-term comment true.

  • It opens with a strength

    Families and pupils need to see what has gone well first; the next step lands better after it.

  • It names one next step

    “Needs to try harder” is not a next step. “Set out each stage of long division” is: something the pupil can start tomorrow.

  • It is written for a family

    One short paragraph, without jargon. A parent should come away knowing where their child is and how to help.

  • It stays on the pupil

    No comparisons with classmates, and nothing about health, home or family.

In TeachPal

From note to report

  1. Keep notes through the term

    Whenever something stands out, write a one-line quick note about a pupil or the whole class. Notes you mark private are never read for a comment.

  2. Draft a comment for each pupil

    Open the class’s report comments. With three notes or more, TeachPal drafts a paragraph for each pupil; with fewer it still can, but more generally.

  3. Edit them, then copy them all

    Make each comment sound like you and save it. When you are done, copy the whole class’s comments at once into your reporting system.

To start with

Written feedback in the chat

Feedback on a single piece of work does not have to wait for the end of term. Ask for it in the chat.

  • Write a short, encouraging comment on a Year 2 pupil’s spelling test.
  • Write two sentences for a pupil who finds maths hard but keeps trying: encouraging, with one next step.
  • Read this essay and give one strength and one specific suggestion for the redraft.
  • Make this comment shorter and plainer for a parent.

Before you rely on it

Before you rely on it

  • A comment is built only from your notes and adds nothing of its own. It is fuller with three notes or more.
  • If anything in the notes suggests a pupil may be at risk, no comment is written: that belongs with your school’s safeguarding lead.
  • Every comment is a draft. Read it and make it sound like you before it goes on a report.

Questions

What teachers ask about this

Is this just a comment bank?

No. A comment bank gives every pupil the same sentences. TeachPal drafts each comment from the notes you kept about that pupil, so it says something true of them alone.

Is the pupil’s name sent to the AI?

No. The name is taken out of the notes before they are sent and put back only on your screen. Notes you mark private are never read.

Can it do the whole class at once?

You draft each pupil’s comment separately, because each one comes from that pupil’s notes. When you are done, one button copies every comment in the class.

What if I have only a few notes about a pupil?

It can still draft one, but the comment is more general, and it tells you so. Add notes and draft again for a fuller one.

Can comments be written in Persian?

They are written in the language you work in, English or Persian.

Which year groups is it for?

Any year group and subject you keep notes for. Each comment is written for the class the pupil is in, with its year group and subject.

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Try it on this week’s work.

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Free plan · No card needed · English and Persian