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“Parental Engagement: 'Climate Changer'; Transforming your School's Approach to Raising Achievement - How to Enable the Cultural Change that is Vital to Success in this Key Area of the Transformation Agenda”

The main features of this course include:

  • The context of Parental Engagement in the National Education Agenda
  • Understanding the Research and Evidence Base
  • Using Parental Engagement to Raise Achievement
  • Parental Engagement for Online Reporting
  • Identifying and overcoming the Simple Barriers
  • Identifying and overcoming the Complex Barriers
  • Devising a vision and strategy for transforing Parental Engagement
  • Training your Staff

Dates

Course durations greater than one day run consecutively from the date shown.

Synopsis

The benefits for schools of developing meaningful parental engagement have been well-known for more than twenty years. Within the last five years, successive government initiatives, the latest manifestations being The Children¬s Plan and the identification by BECTA of parental engagement as one of the four key strands needed for the successful introduction of online reporting. However, the national picture suggests that secondary schools in particular, although wishing to make this a priority, are lacking confidence when seeking to broaden their partnership with parents. There is clearly a need for guidance and clarity so that schools can implement the changes that will enable the cultural shift necessary to embrace meaningful parental engagement. This course is supported by ¬Climate Changer¬, the first CPD course in the western world to tackle the issues surrounding parental engagement in secondary/high schools. Delegates will learn how to use ¬Climate Changer¬ to develop the skills and confidence necessary to effectively introduce meaningful and successful parental engagement. The course is specifically designed for: Secondary school Headteachers Deputy Headteachers Members of the Senior Leadership Team Local Authority School Improvement Service officers SIPs Ofsted Inspectors

Materials

Course members will receive a handbook containing:

  • The course will be supplemented by a comprehensive handbook and CD ROM, specifically designed for the day, packed with guidance and useful tips

The Day

09.30 Coffee and Registration
10.00 Parental Engagement within the context of:
  • International research evidence
  • National education initiatives
  • Raising pupil achievement
  • 'Climate Changer'
  • Plenary
10.30 Simple Barriers
  • Identifying and understanding simple barriers
  • Communicating with parents
  • Devising strategies for change
  • Plenary
11.25 Coffee
11.40 Complex Barriers
  • Identifying and understanding complex barriers
  • Every Parent Matters
  • Devising strategies for change
  • Plenary
12.30 Transition: exploiting the possibilities
  • Audit of current pracrice
  • Exploiting fresh thinking
  • Devising new strategies
  • Plenary
13.20 Lunch
14.20 Parental Engagement in online repoting
  • The value of online reporting
  • Creating meaningful and timely dialogue with parents
  • Creating manageable relationships with parents
  • Plenary
15.10 Using 'Climate Changer' to develop your staff
  • Creating the vision and strategy
  • Deving the implementation
  • Ensuring effective communication with all parents
16.00 Depart

Dates

Course durations greater than one day run consecutively from the date shown.

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