Create a Student Profile Category for these families

Go to Settings > School Details > Student Profile Categories

Student Profile Categories

In this example I have created a Student Profile Category of Internal Use, Multi-Parent Arrangements

SPC added for selector July 2025

Create a selector for the new Student Profile Category

Go to Email Settings > Selectors > Select Add

SPC selector July 2025

you must use the same naming convention as in the Student Profile Category (SPC)

Example: uses Student Profile Category Multi-Parent Arrangements

SPC add selector details July 2025

1 Description: must match the SPC

2 Variable Name: short form of description (no spaces or capital letters)

3 Type: 2 Options

SPC add selector type July 2025

4 Select the Student Profile Category (SPC) that was created above

Create a Salutation for the Email Template based on the Selector

Go to Email Setting > templates > Primary Carer Template

Below is the example of the if statement that matches the Student Profile Category and Selectors created above

Example: uses Student Profile Category Multi-Parent Arrangements

Dear {% if multi_parent_arrangements %} {{ user_parent.title }} {{ user_parent.first_name }} {{ user_parent.last_name }}{% else %}{{ profile.parents_salutation }}{% endif %}

Note: that the selector allow you to specify the User Parent Title, First Name and Last Name in this example.