School Email Writer
Draft the message home, without it taking your lunch
Tell Beacon what happened and who it is going to, whether a family, a colleague or an administrator. It writes the email in your voice: factual, warm where it should be, and worded so it still reads well if it is forwarded.
How it works
- 1.Set the situation. What happened, and who you are writing to: a family, a colleague, or an administrator.
- 2.Choose the tone. Warm, straightforward, or formal enough for a file.
- 3.Send it. A draft you can read, adjust and send between periods.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I tell a family about a hard day without it escalating?
- Lead with the facts and the times, describe behavior rather than character, say what you did and what worked, and end with one specific next step. Beacon drafts it that way by default.
- Will this be defensible if it ends up in a file?
- It is written to be. Facts with times, no diagnosis you are not qualified to give, and no promise of a service the team has not agreed to. Read it before you send it, because it is your name on it.
- Who should I copy?
- Tell Beacon who is involved and it frames the message for the room it will be read in, including whether a case manager or an administrator belongs on it.
- Can it write to a colleague rather than a family?
- Yes. A handover note to the next provider, a question to a case manager, or a request to an administrator are all situations you can pick.
- Is it free and do I need an account?
- You can draft one message free with no account. A free account gives you one per tool, Standard gives 3 a month, and Plus or Annual is unlimited.