EXPLAIN THE ISSUEASK FOR SUPPORTAGREE A NEXT STEP
You know what you want to say. This tool helps you put it into words.
Choose the issue, add the important details and decide what you would like school to do next. The tool will turn your answers into a calm, constructive email that you can edit before sending.
Constructive does not mean avoiding difficult issues.
You can be clear about concerns while still inviting school to work with you towards a solution.
YOUR DRAFT
A constructive email to school
Read it through and change anything that does not sound like you before sending.
SUBJECT
This is your email. Edit it freely before you copy or send it.
Why this draft is constructive
✓ Explains the concernwithout overloading the reader
✓ Describes the impactso the context is clear
✓ Recognises what has been triedwhere you have provided it
✓ Makes a clear requestrather than only describing the problem
✓ Suggests a next stepto keep the conversation moving
✓ Keeps the door openfor partnership with school
Use my email
If this involves bullying or safety
If your child may be unsafe, make that clear to school and ask for the appropriate safeguarding response. Do not rely only on a routine attendance email where there is an immediate safety concern.
A useful check before sending
Would the person receiving this email understand what the concern is, what you want them to understand, what you are asking for, and what you would like to happen next? If yes, the email is doing its job.