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Parent meeting planner for behaviour

A parent meeting planner prepares a behaviour conversation before it happens: the facts you will share, the one thing you want to agree, and a structure that starts with something true and positive about the child. The secondary version runs as a three-way conversation that puts parent, teacher and student on the same side.

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How to use it

Bring two or three dated examples, not a list of everything. Parents can take in a pattern; a catalogue sounds like a case against their child.

End with one agreed next step and a date to check in, written on the planner before anyone leaves.

What’s on it · Primary: the parents' meeting planner

The aim of a hard conversation isn't to win it. It's to get both of you on the same side as the child. Prepare, lead with something true and warm, and leave with one shared next step.

Before the meeting

Decide the one thing you most need them to leave understanding
Have two specific, positive things to say about their child, ready
Re-read your behaviour log so you speak in facts, not impressions
Check whether your SENCo or anyone else should be in the room
Plan a private, uninterrupted space and enough time

During the meeting — a structure

Open warm. Thank them for coming, say something genuine about their child.
Name the concern plainly, in facts: 'This week, three times, ___'
Stop and listen. Ask what they see at home. Let them talk.
Find the shared goal: you both want their child to be happy and settled here.
Agree one or two small, concrete next steps, on both sides.
Close on the child, not the problem: what you'll both watch for next.

Notes

The one shared goal we agreed: ___
What they told me about home: ___
What I'll do: ___
What they'll do: ___
When we'll check back in: ___

What’s on it · Secondary: the three-way conversation planner

The meeting that puts you and the parent on the same side as the student

With teenagers you stop negotiating about them and start negotiating with them. The student is in the room, at the table, not in the dock. A tired, defensive parent isn't your enemy; take blame off the table early and everyone can look at what changes next. Plan it before you walk in.

Prepare

One aim, not five. What's this really about today? ___
Three or four observable facts, dated, from your log (no interpretations): ___
One real strength of the student's you mean to name: ___
Seating: round a corner or a half-circle. No two-against-one front.

The four phases

Frame. 'We're not here to give you a kicking. We're here because all three of us want this to go better. You talk with us — we don't talk about you.'
My view. The behaviour, brief, no character verdict: ___
Your view. 'How do you see it?' Hold the silence; help him in: 'What makes it hard?' Then to the parent: 'What are you seeing at home?' ___
Agreement. One small thing, named by the student if you can. Say it out loud: ___

Close: who does what by when ___ and when we talk again ___

Notes during the meeting

What the parent said: ___

What the student said: ___

If accusations come: name the feeling, don't take on the content, back to the goal. 'I'm not trying to work out whose fault it is. I want things to be better for your child here. For that I need you.'