CE1B6: Engaging with Parents and Other Professionals.

1. CE1B6: Engaging with Parents and Other Professionals. 2. Social considerations. Changes in family structures.

2. Agenda • Recap • Changes in the workforce • Social considerations – 1967 • Social considerations – 2012 • Acknowledging family structures • Parental responsibilities • D.T.T. • References

3. Learning Outcome • To develop an understanding of the impact of social structures on engaging with families in a variety of contexts.

4. Recap • Changing attitudes to children, childcare and the role of parents. • D.T.T – Plowden - Fitzgerald * See handout: T.E.S articles by Ted Wragg and Jim Campbell

5. Social considerations – the workforce. In the early 20th. century education was generally male dominated, with the focus being on secondary education - for boys - and taught by men. * Discuss why you think this has changed.

6. Social considerations – the role of women within the workforce Remember! It was only in: 1928 – that women were granted the vote in the U.K. 1944 – that the Education Act outlawed marriage bars 1961 – that it was agreed to gradually introduce equal pay 1975 – that the sex discrimination Act prohibited discrimination against women in the promotion of teachers *See handout: Women and Education. IoE, University of London. 0ctober 2009 edition

7. Social considerations circa ‘Plowden’ (1967) • Very limited ‘home-school’ liaison. • No consistently focused E.Y. provision or childcare. • General academic focus e.g. ‘11 plus’. • Primary Heads/Deputies generally male. • Predominance of ‘nuclear families’. • Relatively few Ethnic Minority families, (or staff!) • Relatively few working mothers.

8. Social considerations: 45 years A.P.! • Read handout: Being a Parent Today – the changing roles of mothers and fathers. Every Parent Matters, DfES (2007).

9. Social considerations: 2012 • Employment patterns • Parents having children later • Caring for elderly relatives • Ethnic diversity • Variety in family structure Can you think of any others ?

10. Variety in family structure • Think about (and list), the different family structures within your setting

11. Acknowledging family structures * See handout: Acknowledging family structures. O.U. Learning Space. Parents as Partners, 2.6

15. The Child’s Perspective How do you know? * Activity sheet

16. D.T.T. • Read: Articles by Ted Wragg and Jim Campbell (TES 1997) • Read: DfE (2008) Families in Britain – An Evidence Paper. • What are the family structures within your setting? How does this impact on your practice? Discuss with your mentor/senior manager

17. References • Central Advisory Council for Education (1967) Children andtheir Primary Schools (‘The Plowden Report’), London: HMSO. • DfE (2008) Families in Britain – An Evidence Paper. Cabinet Office. Stationery Unit. • DfES (2007). Being a Parent Today – the changing roles of mothers and fathers. Every Parent Matters. Nottingham • Fitzgerald D. (2004) Parent partnership inEarly Years, London, Continuum. • Institute of Education, University of London (2009).Archives Subject Guide No. 7 Women and Education. 0ctober 2009 edition • Open University (2012) Learning Space. 2.6 Acknowledging family structures. • TES (1997) Special Edition. Plowden – 30 Years On.