Working with parents

Messages, reports and comments that reach home and get read.

Messages to parents: ready templates for six common situations

Six ready, formal and kind messages to parents — falling behind, behaviour, absence, thanks, a meeting invite, a homework change — with the rule behind each. Free PDF.

Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 10 min read

Working with parents

Report-card comments: honest, kind phrases for every level

40 report-card comment stems for three levels and four areas, five vague comments rewritten, and the words to avoid. 24 of the stems on one printable PDF page.

Omar Abusalim · November 8, 2026 · 9 min read