The envelope lands. Your Local Authority would like a brief account of your child’s education this year. Most families read that sentence and feel a small panic. Do not panic. A good LA report is shorter than you think, friendlier than you fear, and entirely within reach of any family that has been doing the work.
What the LA is actually looking for. An LA officer wants to be able to tell, from your report, that the education is suitable for your child’s age, ability, aptitude, and any special needs. They are not looking for a full scheme of work. They are not looking for graded tests. They want a clear picture of what the year has looked like, in the shape they are used to reading.
A good LA report has five parts. One: a short paragraph introducing your child and your approach. Two: a summary of the main subjects covered. Three: examples of activities and outings, with a handful of photos. Four: a note on progress, in your own words. Five: a sentence on plans for the year ahead.
That is it. Two pages is plenty. Three is generous. Ten is unnecessary and, in some regions, actively counter-productive.
Tone matters. Write as a parent, not a teacher. You can say "we" and "our". You can describe the baking afternoon and the kitchen-table Romans conversation. You can include the photo of the heron. The LA officer reading it has seen hundreds of reports, and the good ones read as a family’s year, not as an institution’s.
Flybrite will draft all five parts for you from a term of activity logs. Review, adjust, export as PDF. For most families this takes twelve minutes, not an evening.