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Guide

Parents’ evening bookings for split households

Updated 24 September 2026.

Each adult who is allowed to attend books their own slot, and only they can see it. A shared login, or one appointment for the whole household, only makes sense if the school has already decided those adults should come together. A blocked contact does not get the booking page.

Two parents, two ten-minute slots

The awkward evenings are the ones where both parents turn up for the same slot, or one books and the other hears nothing. Offer a time to each adult who is allowed to come. A joint meeting is something you record when you actually want it.

Put the booking next to the letter

They need the teacher, the child, the date and how long they have. If that link is buried in a PDF, the office will be taking bookings on the phone by Wednesday. Keep the booking on the same screen as the letter, and let the push open that screen.

Who still needs a reminder

The office needs a list of adults who have not picked a time, so the reminder goes to them. Leave the other household’s slot off that reminder.

Checklist

  • A slot for each adult who may attend
  • That booking hidden from the other household
  • Blocked contacts left off the page
  • Reminders only to adults who have not booked
  • Booking kept with the letter

Common questions

Can both parents book the same teacher?+

Yes, as two appointments, when both are allowed to attend. They do not need to see each other’s time.

What if a parent has children in two year groups?+

They book each child from the same login. The slot stays with that child and that adult.

More on this: Parent app, Who gets school information, Features. The full list is on the guides page.

Give parents one place to look.

Open the demo as a parent, then as the office, and see the same letter from both ends. It is a fictional trust with the real product behind it.

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