Positive message to parents and carers

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from a subject teacher providing recognition for the good work their child has been doing recently is available in the following languages: (Please download to see field instructions before completing.)</p><ul><li><a href="/content/dam/main-education/going-to-a-public-school/media/documents/translated-documents-/positive-response-to-parents-and-carers/arabic-positive-parent-message.pdf">Arabic (PDF 91KB)</a></li><li><a href="/content/dam/main-education/going-to-a-public-school/media/documents/translated-documents-/positive-response-to-parents-and-carers/bengali-positive-parent-message.pdf">Bengali (PDF 82KB)</a></li><li><a href="/content/dam/main-education/going-to-a-public-school/media/documents/translated-documents-/positive-response-to-parents-and-carers/burmese-positive-parent-message.pdf">Burmese (PDF 91KB)</a></li><li><a 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