What can a parent tell the school?
A short observation from home under a category such as strength, trigger, strategy that helped, wellbeing or transition, with optional tags and notes on what helped and what made it harder.
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What families notice at home, recorded where the school plans support
Parents record structured observations about their child and say whether they would like a response; SEND staff review each entry.
Student Radar helps staff communicate clearly and consistently. The school remains responsible for every message and decision.
Questions for the working day
The questions this answers
Does the parent want a reply?
Each entry says so: a routine update, a request for the school to get back to them, a safeguarding note the school flags for review, or a request for urgent contact when the entry is reviewed.
Who reads it?
Only school staff. SEND staff review entries and can include one as evidence in the child’s support plan, leave it out or escalate it, and the parent sees the status change.
What is it not for?
Emergencies. Entries may not be read straight away, so the parent app tells families to phone the school about a safety worry and to call 999 if a child is in immediate danger.
Evidence in context
Home observations with their status attached
Each entry keeps its category, the parent’s words, whether a response was asked for and where it stands, so the family and the school read the same record.
- Statuses from Update through Reviewed, Included, Not used, Escalated and Archived
- A separate log for each child
- Recent entries listed for the parent, with older ones a click away
What changes when Parent Log is connected
The value of Parent Log is the route from current evidence to an accountable next step, with the people and context around the work kept visible.
Evidence from home the school could not otherwise see
A clear signal when a family wants a reply
Entries used in support plans because staff chose them
Related help guides
See how to carry out these tasks in Student Radar, with step-by-step product help for the people using them.
The value of a connected school
The message is one part of the pupil’s day.
Family communication becomes more useful when the information, response and next school action stay connected.
HealthCare records & notification status
SENDTrip consent & support needs
AssessmentLearning evidence & reports
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Context for the next step
Student RadarFollow a connection to see what it makes possible
Relevant context, with access set by each staff member’s role and responsibilities. Staff decide the response.
Health + Connect
Know which health follow-up still needs a reply
First aid and medication records keep parent notification status with the event. Staff can see where follow-up is needed without reconstructing a separate message trail.
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Plan participation around the pupil
Trip planning brings consent together with relevant medical and SEND information for authorised staff, so support arrangements can be checked before leaving school.
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Make the progress conversation easier to prepare
Use recorded learning and approved reports to prepare family conversations, with the pupil’s evidence close to the discussion and its agreed next steps.
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A parent’s observation, and how SEND staff review it.