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Supporting Parents in EducationNIPTWS04
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Working together in the workshops will involve…
Confidentiality
ParticipationContributing to group learning
Asking questions/clarifying issuesTaking responsibility for your own learning
Please check that your phone is offfor the duration of the workshop
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Activity 1
Supporting Parents in Education
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Seek to develop positive relationships with parents that are characterised by professional integrity and judgement
Communicate effectively with parents in a manner that is professional, collaborative, supportive and based on trust and respect
Ensure that any communication with parents is appropriate including communication via electronic media, such as e-mail, texting and social networking sites
Work in a collaborative manner with parents/guardians, in seeking to effectively meet the needs of pupils/students
Key Messages
Codes of Professional Conduct for Teachers 2nd Ed. 2012: Teaching Council
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• Parents need to know how best to help their children
• Home and other educational settings must work together
• We know that parents make a real difference
Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life. DES 2011, Pg. 19-20
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What do parents need from teachers to best support
their child?
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n Working with Parents
• What does your school policy say about
supporting parents?
• What formal and informal methods of
communication do you use when supporting
parents?
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nCommunicationWritten: Note/Letter/Diary
- Information is essential and accessible- Sets the right tone- Plain English- Proofread carefully
Telephone:
- What should not be communicated by telephone?
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Communication Skills
Verbal strategies… ‘Thank you for coming…’ ‘I know that you are busy so I appreciate…’
Value parental contributions… ‘I know that you…’ ‘I notice that you both are…’
Non-verbal strategies… listening, open, posture, facial and hand gestures…
Listening skills… eye contact, nodding, re-stating
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nPositive Communication
Do Don’t
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nInformal meetings
• When?
• Where?
• Duration?
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Video Clip
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nMeeting with Parents
What will parents want to know about you?
• Prepare well for meeting – How?
• Look confident – How?
• Be assertive and polite always – How?
• Professional boundaries important - Why?
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Meeting with Parents • Give clear messages
• Be honest but tactful
• Listen to what parents have to say
• Follow up on any concerns that they have…
• If you promise to do something as a result of the meeting make sure that you do it
• Keep a note of any contact that you have with parents in relation to homework, attendance, behaviour, etc.
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nMeeting with Parent Pupil: Mary
• Strengths, e.g. Maths- Evidence of same…
• Area that Mary finds difficult, e.g. P.E.- Evidence of same…
• Areas to work on, e.g. ball-throwing- Strategies which would help…
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nIf Communication is more challenging…
• Where?
• Who?
• Ask for view of parent very early on
• Speak softly and plainly
• ‘I’ Statements
• Clarify problem
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nIf Communication is more challenging…
• Listen
• Pause
• Balance by using ‘however…’
• Be moderate and accurate
• Use a third person
• Let the other person save face!
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Information for Parents onHow to Support their Child (Primary )
The What, Why and How of Children’s Learning in Primary School (NCCA)
• DVD for Parents• Information Booklet• Tip Sheets for Parents e.g. Helping your young
child with maths• Information Sheet on Standardised Tests• Your Child in the Primary School - Tips for
Parents (INTO, 2007)
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nReporting standardised test results to parents
How do you explain Standard/STen scores to parents?
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National Parents Council
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Support
Mentor
Special Educational Needs Team
Home School
Community Liaison
Other Teachers
School Management
Parents
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n Additional Support Professional Support GroupsNIPT School Support Service
www.teacherinduction.ie
Contact the [email protected]
Please ask your Facilitator or EC for the contact details of the NIPT RDO assigned to your EC
To ask for support is a sign of strength…