School Meeting Toolkit
A practical guide to navigating school meetings: what to ask, what to write down, and how to follow up. Useful before any SEND, attendance or exclusion meeting.
Built by a former Deputy Headteacher who is also an adoptive parent - including specific guidance for adoptive, foster and kinship families that you will not find anywhere else.
What's inside:
Jargon glossary — 23 terms explained in plain English
Meeting type identifier — know which section to use before you walk in
Preparation checklist and documents to gather
During the meeting: note-taking rules, what to always write down, useful phrases for the room
Follow-up email template and escalation steps
SEND question bank
Attendance question bank
Exclusion question bank
Key rights boxes in every question bank — statutory timelines and legal protections
"If this is not being resolved" signpost in every section
Meeting notes template with actions table and follow-up deadline field
Includes PDF and an interactive HTML version with autosaving checkboxes and fillable notes.

