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Family Engagement and Learning: Keys to Success

This program promotes family engagement, breaking barriers between home and school, involving the wider community, and boosting parents' confidence. It offers various family learning activities and events for all to participate in.

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Family Engagement and Learning: Keys to Success

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  1. Gets parents into school and engaged with the learning Breaks down some of the barriers between school and the home Promotes the learning Shows the children that their parents are interested Involves the wider community Includes the wider family Brings new families into the school Draws on the expertise, skills and resources of the parents/ people in the community Increases parents’ confidence Ofsted like it! Ten Key Benefits Family Learning

  2. Family Learning Types/models of family learning events Classroom/hall based activities Carousel of activities Class/school assemblies

  3. Family Learning Venue/Resources • Classroom/s • School hall • Playground • Technical equipment –checks • Visual resources • Purchase resources-budget

  4. Family Learning When?? • During the school day/after school/evening • Consult with parents/staff most suitable time slot • Discuss the possibility of having different events at different times

  5. Family Learning Who will be involved in organising the event? • PSHE co-ordinator in consultation with SMT, PSAs, PTA Involvement of other personnel • PCSOs, school nurses, governors • Local press-good publicity for school, invite journalist into school, issue article/photographs • School press officer e.g. governor in charge of communications

  6. Family Learning Advertising the event • School newsletter, letter/note/invitation parents-written by pupil, reminder in school entrance/notice board/board outside school

  7. Family Learning Involvement of wider community • Older siblings/grandparents can be invited instead of/as well as parents

  8. Family Learning Organisation points for the event • Set up a task group -class teacher’s/support staff /parent helpers. Designate main person to co-ordinate event and delegate where possible • Preparatory work and planning/timetable • Different events for the various key stage/year groups • Daytime/ after school/evening sessions • Crèche -(compare costs of different providers) • Chairs, equipment, space, • Refreshments/snacks

  9. Family Learning Risk Assessment • Check electrics/sockets/sharp objects removed • Emphasise at introduction of event/newsletter that parents are responsible for their toddlers

  10. Family Learning Monitoring/evaluating the event • Short evaluation form for pre-post event • Comments collated on post its, clipboard graffiti wall, photographs, camcorder, • Incentive offered for completion of forms i.e. health related prize

  11. Family Learning Post Event • Certificate of attendance (sample enclosed) • Follow up work-discussion/floor book/worksheet/colouring in for instant recording • Acknowledgement of event in newsletter • Photographs/article in newspaper/newsletter, school webpage

  12. Family Learning Childcare ratios • 1 worker for 2 children under 1 • 1 worker for 3 children between 1 and 2 • 1 worker for 4 children between 2 and 3 • 1 worker for 6 children between 3 and 5 • 1 worker for 8 children over 5 years of age

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