wednesday 23 rd november 2011. update on afa work being done in schools effective partnership with...
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Achievement for AllDay 2
Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Aims for Day 2
Update on AfA work being done in schools
Effective Partnership with Parents – Trevor Folley, One Learning Journey Ltd
Jo Emmerson, RBWM Family Learning Coordinator
Action planning
Remember the wiki!
Materials from today’s training will be uploaded on to our wiki website.
There will also be additional materials that you may wish to reference in relation to your work on parental engagement, for example Dr Jo Lyons’ notes on “Best practice methods to engage parents to raise aspirations across the family unit”.http://achievementforall.wikispaces.com/%E2%86%92++Achievement+for+All+-+DAY+2
Terminology…words matter! They affect perceptions!
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Parents taking part in school based or school related activities that may not be directly linked to
learning.
A parent could be very involved with the school, but not be influencing
their child’s learning.
Worthwhile in terms of community relations.
Unless these activities directly relate to student learning, there is little evidence to show that they have
an impact on student achievement.(Ho Sui-Chu et al. 1996)
PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT
Activities that parents engage in that support their child’s
learning.
A parent could never be in contact with the school, and
never attend parents’ evenings, but be highly engaged with their
child’s learning.
Activities linked directly to student learning.
The attitude of the parents towards learning in the home has the greatest impact on
achievement.
How we talk to parents
Think about the occasions when you talk to parents.
What are the purposes for these conversations? Praise? Sharing concerns? Passing on information? …?
Video clip…thoughts?
The Structured Conversation This document includes
some useful ideas and approaches regarding conversations with parents.
It begins with an outline of the rationale behind the structured conversation with parents, citing research findings from Harris and Goodall and also the Lamb Inquiry.
Planning TimeSenior Leaders’ Network Meeting – Tuesday 24th January 2012Moor Hall Conference Centre, Cookham
Senior Leaders’ Network Meeting10 minute update on the work done
so far on your Achievement for All project.
Think about pairing up with a school working on a similar area, so you can do a joint presentation.
You may wish to include information on: your chosen area of focus / priority
group; your baseline data; what you’ve done so far; interim evaluation of impact & next
steps.
Thinking ahead
Following today’s session: what will you do straight away?who do you need to talk to?what will you want them to do?when…timescales?what will be the first signs that a
difference is being made?how are you going to evaluate the
impact of what has been done?where can you get help?