You did not ask for this meeting. Maybe it arrived as a formal invitation, a phone call, or a message that made your stomach drop. The School Meeting You Didn't Ask For is a practical companion for parents who have been summoned to talk about their child's behaviour, attendance, or support needs and who want to walk in prepared rather than ambushed. It will not promise an outcome or tell you what to feel. It will help you request the agenda in advance, bring your own one-page summary and questions, notice when the language turns your child into the problem, and steer the conversation toward specific actions and review dates. Along the way, it respects your child's dignity and your own. Assessment routes, legal entitlements, and terminology differ by country and region and change over time; this book helps you ask better questions and find the right local answers. If you have ever reread an invitation at 2am and wondered whether you are walking into a discussion about your child or a judgment of your family, this book is for you.
