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Preview the parent feedback form

See exactly what families see when they are asked for feedback, without saving or sending anything.

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Every organisation can choose its own words for the people and roles it works with. When you are signed in, this guide uses your organisation’s words. Otherwise it uses the product’s own.

Any signed-in member of staff can open the preview, so the whole team can see what families are asked. Only managers and admins see the edit link.

Steps

  1. Open the preview from the Parent feedback tab in Questionnaires, or from the address a manager gives you.
  2. Read the form as a parent would, from the introduction down. Your organisation's name and colour are shown.
  3. Try the questions. Nothing you type is saved or sent.
  4. Look for the line End of preview. at the bottom. Parents see a submit button there instead.
  5. If something needs changing, press Edit parent feedback form. Only managers and admins see it.
  6. Use the back link at the top to return to Home or to the Parent feedback tab.

If it goes wrong

  • If the page says not found, the parent feedback form is not published. Ask a manager or admin to publish it.
  • If you are sent to sign in, sign in and the preview opens.
  • If it will not load, reload the page. A failure to load does not mean the form has changed.

Why there is a preview

Parents receive a personal feedback link and QR code in their half-term report email. The preview shows the form behind that link, so staff can explain it and spot problems before families do.

What it shows

The preview uses the live published form: its title, description, introduction, questions and theme, in your organisation's brand colour. The questions are all optional, so a parent can skip any of them.

What it does not do

It never saves answers and never sends anything. Nothing you type in the preview appears in the results or on any record.

Changing the form

Press Edit parent feedback form to open it in the editor. Change questions, wording or the theme, then publish. Come back to the preview to check it.

Where the answers go

Real answers appear on the Parent feedback tab in Questionnaires and on the child's record, under sessions, in the Feedback section.

How it links together

From report to feedbackThe preview shows the last step of the half-term report cycle.
  1. Report sentParent email
  2. LinkPersonal QR and link
  3. FormWhat you preview here
  4. InsightsReplies counted

The form is the published parent feedback form. Edits to it affect every family from then on. Real replies go to the Parent feedback tab and the child's record. Previews never save or send.

Questions people ask

Who can open the preview?

Any signed-in member of staff. Parents use their own personal link instead.

Will my answers be saved?

No. Staff previews do not save or send answers.

Why does the page say it cannot be found?

The parent feedback form is not published. Ask a manager or admin to publish it.

How do I change a question?

A manager or admin presses Edit parent feedback form, changes the question and publishes.

Where do the real answers go?

To the Parent feedback tab in Questionnaires and the child's record.