10 tips for engaging parents
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Parental engagement
  • May 10, 2022
Young children do better at school if their dads draw, play and paint with them regularly, study finds
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Attainment Pupil performance Play Parental engagement
  • Apr 21, 2022
Schools White Paper: what behavioural science can add to the ‘Parent Pledge’
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  • Apr 20, 2022
Just half of secondary teachers tell parents about action on ‘falling behind’ pupils
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  • Mar 30, 2022
Most teachers already fulfil 'Parent Pledge', new data reveals
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  • Mar 29, 2022
Fewer than one in five teachers think 'Parent Pledge' will make a difference
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  • Mar 29, 2022
Attendance: 'Nudging' parents helps to tackle pupil absence
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  • Mar 16, 2022
Texting parents could reduce persistent school absence, research finds
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  • Mar 16, 2022
Evidence review finds sending personalised letters or texts can help but wider evidence is weak
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  • Mar 16, 2022
Targeting individual pupils 'boosts attendance'
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  • Mar 16, 2022
Report shows sending parents nudge letters can boost attendance
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  • Mar 16, 2022
Primary schools needed for free parental engagement programme
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Parental engagement
  • Feb 23, 2022
How nurseries are keeping track of their toddlers
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Parental engagement
  • Feb 15, 2022
Katharine Birbalsingh says all mums and dads should teach at home even if the school is 'perfect'
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Katharine Birbalsingh Home schooling Parental engagement
  • Jan 10, 2022
Katharine Birbalsingh’s advice for parents to teach their children ignores realities at home
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Katharine Birbalsingh Home learning Parental engagement
  • Jan 6, 2022
Teach your children at home every day, Britain’s ‘strictest headteacher’ tells parents
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Katharine Birbalsingh Parental engagement
  • Jan 5, 2022
Katharine Birbalsingh: Teach at home every day, strictest head tells parents
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  • Jan 5, 2022
Parent engagement in science education: the more the merrier?
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Parental engagement Science
  • Jan 4, 2022
Social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh tells parents: Don't trust teachers to educate your child
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Social mobility Katharine Birbalsingh Parental engagement
  • Jan 4, 2022
Harnessing the power of parental engagement
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Parental engagement
  • Nov 23, 2021
Mind the gap: Edtech and parental engagement
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Ed tech Parental engagement
  • Sep 20, 2021
The importance of parental involvement in enhancing children’s literacy level
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Parental engagement Literacy
  • Aug 17, 2021
How secondaries can build better links with parents
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Parental engagement
  • Apr 14, 2021
Why we run webinars for parents about our pedagogy
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  • Mar 24, 2021
How can we help parents support their children to learn from home?
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Coronavirus School closures Online learning Parental engagement Parent support
  • Feb 24, 2021
Parental engagement at St Aidan's Primary School
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Parental engagement
  • Feb 12, 2021
Facing maths anxiety as a teacher: Gillian's story
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Maths Parental engagement
  • Feb 12, 2021
Parental engagement: What have we done at Huntington School
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Parental engagement
  • Nov 20, 2020
Chinese students’ academic performance and parenting styles
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Parental engagement Academic performance
  • Sep 15, 2020
Parental engagement is key to overcoming continued disruption
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Parental engagement Coronavirus Lockdown
  • Sep 15, 2020
Scotland: Parents need help to teach their children well | Lindsay Paterson
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Scotland Parental engagement Pupil support Coronavirus Educational inequality Home learning
  • Sep 13, 2020
10 things you can do to improve parental engagement
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Parental engagement
  • Jul 17, 2020
Only 55% of parents 'engaged in home learning'
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Coronavirus School closures Home learning Parental engagement
  • Jun 16, 2020
Why don't schools make more of pick-up time?
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Parental engagement
  • Jun 12, 2020
What can parental engagement really do for schools?
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Parental engagement
  • Jan 13, 2020
Engaging parents with our Family Maths resources
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Maths Parental engagement
  • Nov 7, 2019
Relationships education in primary schools: new guidance on engaging parents with your policy
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Relationships education Parental engagement
  • Oct 11, 2019
Engaging parents with relationships education policy
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Parental engagement Relationships education
  • Oct 10, 2019
New review of evidence on parental engagement
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Parental engagement
  • Oct 1, 2019
EEF publishes new review of evidence on parental engagement
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Parental engagement
  • Sep 18, 2019
Solving together: Helping parents to support their child’s maths education
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Parental engagement Maths Pupil support
  • Sep 17, 2019
Engaging parents as partners
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Parental engagement
  • Sep 2, 2019
Scottish parents among ‘friendliest in the world’
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Parental engagement
  • Aug 7, 2019
Cut jargon to win over parents and community, academies told
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Parental engagement Community Parents Academies MATs
  • Jul 13, 2019
Unleashing the power of parents
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Parental engagement
  • Jun 13, 2019
Engaging with parents: just another thing for teachers to do?
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Parental engagement
  • Jun 5, 2019
Are immigrant parents really 'hard to reach'?
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Parental engagement Diversity Immigrants
  • May 27, 2019
Working with parents to support children’s learning: context
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Parental engagement
  • May 9, 2019
Parental engagement via KS2/3 SSIF maths project
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Parental engagement Maths
  • May 9, 2019
Parent-teacher meetings and pupil outcomes
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Parent-teacher conferences Parental engagement Pupil outcomes Research
  • Apr 2, 2019
Early years: ‘Am I going to be hugged or ignored?’
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Early years Parental engagement
  • Mar 18, 2019
Parental engagement - EEF's evidence day
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Parental engagement
  • Mar 4, 2019
Government to send parents ‘text message tips’ to improve literacy of disadvantaged children
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Parental engagement Literacy Disadvantaged pupils Screen-use Technology
  • Feb 21, 2019
Parent skills and information asymmetries: Experimental evidence from home visits and text messages in middle and high schools
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Pupil outcomes Parental engagement
  • Feb 7, 2019
Do home visits boost attainment at secondary? Possibly...
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Attainment Parental engagement Pupil support Secondary
  • Jan 30, 2019
School social media has been terrible at engaging parents
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Social media Parental engagement
  • Dec 17, 2018
Three ways to engage parents in pupil wellbeing
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Parental engagement Wellbeing Mental health Primary schools PHSE
  • Dec 11, 2018
Parental engagement programme has mixed impacts in early education
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Best Evidence in Brief Parental engagement Families FAST
  • Dec 11, 2018
Ofsted to replace Parent view to encourage feedback
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Ofsted Parental engagement Amanda Spielman Parents Parent View Ofsted inspections
  • Dec 10, 2018
Parental engagement - keep your plans simple, clear and focused
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Parental engagement
  • Dec 7, 2018
Parental engagement ‘terrifying’ for many families
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Parental engagement
  • Dec 7, 2018
New guidance report published: Working with parents to support children’s learning
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Parental engagement
  • Dec 7, 2018
Weekly texts and 7 other ways for schools to engage parents
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Parental engagement
  • Dec 7, 2018
Children perform better when parents are involved in school life
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Academic performance Parental engagement
  • Dec 3, 2018
Working with parents
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Parental engagement
  • Nov 15, 2018
Send annual reports to better engage with parents, Carter tells academy trusts
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Parental engagement Academies MATs
  • Nov 2, 2018
How to improve parental involvement in the classroom
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Teachers Teaching Parental engagement
  • Oct 1, 2018
Scotland: parents ‘in the dark’ about what happens in school
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Scotland Ruth Davidson Parental engagement
  • Sep 13, 2018
Are home visits the key to improving behaviour?
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Behaviour Parental engagement
  • Sep 11, 2018
Examining the effects of parental involvement
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Best Evidence in Brief Parental engagement Academic performance
  • Sep 4, 2018
Action plan to get parents more involved in the running of schools
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Parental engagement Parents Scotland
  • Aug 21, 2018
SNP’s £350k action plan to get parents to help at Scottish schools
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SNP John Swinney Scotland Parents Parental engagement Academic achievement
  • Aug 21, 2018
Parental responsibility measures attendance census
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DfE Parental engagement School attendance Absence
  • Aug 14, 2018
The hard lessons of parental engagement
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Parental engagement Funding
  • May 4, 2018
Family learning courses struggle to recruit parents
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Parental engagement Literacy
  • May 4, 2018
Getting parents into school is key to literacy success, study finds
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Parental engagement Literacy
  • May 4, 2018
Calling East London Schools! Apply for free help with parental engagement
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London Primary Parental engagement Funding Numeracy
  • Apr 30, 2018
Seeking your views on parental engagement support
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Parental engagement
  • Mar 16, 2018
How parental engagement can help their children succeed at school?
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Parental engagement Attainment
  • Mar 16, 2018
Engaging parents
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Parental engagement PEF Funding
  • Feb 23, 2018
Analysis: Better parental involvement the toughest nut to crack in school policy
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Scotland Parental engagement
  • Feb 16, 2018
Schools told to throw open their doors to parents
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Parents Scotland Parental engagement Literacy
  • Jan 26, 2018
Correspondence from Lord Agnew
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Academies RSCs MATs Governance Parental engagement Ofsted ratings School sponsorship
  • Dec 19, 2017
Schools 'under-investing' in parental involvement
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Governance Parental engagement
  • Dec 12, 2017
Research round-up 24 November 2017
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  • Nov 27, 2017
Supporting parents can boost home learning
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  • Nov 24, 2017
Schools that engage with parents boost pupil progress, report reveals
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Parental engagement Progress Pupil performance Sutton Trust Research Disadvantaged
  • Nov 24, 2017
How star jumps can boost nursery children's learning
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Early years Primary Parental engagement Pupil performance Academic achievement Sutton Trust
  • Nov 24, 2017
Study highlights benefits of parental involvement in home learning
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Parental engagement Sutton Trust Primary schools Nurseries Early years Academic performance
  • Nov 24, 2017
Empowering parents and families to partner in their child's education
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Parental engagement Academic performance Attainment
  • Nov 16, 2017
Dads must engage more with children’s education, research suggests
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Parental engagement Underachievement Outcomes Research GCSEs Gender gap
  • Nov 13, 2017
Should schools ask for parental permission to give children chocolate?
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Parental engagement
  • Nov 7, 2017
Teachers share 18 things parents should do to set their kids up for success
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Independent Schools Teaching Parents Parental engagement
  • Sep 29, 2017
Mown down Woking teacher praises father's jail sentence
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Mail Schools Parents Parental engagement Teaching
  • Sep 27, 2017
Secret Teacher: when did I become a social worker for vulnerable parents?
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Secret Teacher Parents Parental engagement
  • Jul 29, 2017
Guidance on building successful parental engagement strategies
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NAHT Parental engagement Parents Guidance Training
  • Jul 27, 2017
Schools should draw up ‘homework contracts’ with parents, report recommends
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Telegraph Homework contracts Parents Parental engagement SMF Educational inequality
  • Jul 17, 2017
Where children live increasingly important for educational outcomes, says new report
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SMF Educational inequality Attainment gap Disadvantaged pupils Teachers Retention Funding Teacher training Parental engagement Homework
  • Jul 13, 2017
Pupils and their parents or carers omnibus survey
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DfE Parents Behaviour Parental engagement Mental health Bullying SEND
  • Jul 11, 2017
Mental health under the spotlight - the power of the parent-school partnership
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Huffington Post Mental health Parents Parental engagement Primary schools Secondary schools
  • May 24, 2017
Working parents ‘should get time off’ to help their school
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Herald Scotland Parental engagement Pupil performance Standards Primary schools Secondary schools
  • May 24, 2017
'Make friends with your pupils' parents,' psychologist tells teachers
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TES Schools Teachers Parents Parental engagement British Psychological Society Wellbeing Research
  • May 21, 2017
SecEd launches Eighth National Pupil Premium and Ofsted Conference
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  • May 17, 2017
The problem with parents
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  • May 13, 2017
Private schools should offer parents 'thank-yous', says ex-Eton head
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  • Apr 26, 2017
Academy trusts could engage parents by offering discounted flights, former Eton head suggests
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  • Apr 26, 2017
'The maths of everyday life' - Our trustee, Wendy Jones, in Teach Primary magazine
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National Numeracy Maths Parental engagement Curriculum Teaching Resources
  • Mar 3, 2017
Family ties: how to get parents involved in children's learning
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Guardian Parental engagement Social media Teachers
  • Feb 24, 2017
Parents left in the dark about education system, MSPs told
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Herald Scotland Scotland Parental engagement
  • Jan 18, 2017
Friends 'key to fewer school dropouts'
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BBC Academic performance Parental engagement International USA
  • Jan 18, 2017
Parents are key to academic success, study finds
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TES Academic performance Parental engagement Behaviour Wellbeing
  • Jan 18, 2017
Special deal for NAHT members starting the Families First Quality Award
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NAHT Academic performance Standards FCT Parental engagement
  • Jan 17, 2017
IFS unconvinced on impact of 30-hour free childcare
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Nursery World Childcare Free childcare Parental engagement IfS Nursery
  • Dec 12, 2016
Take part in PTA UK's latest research project
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NAHT PTA UK Headteachers Leaders Research Parental engagement
  • Dec 12, 2016
School grades its parents on their support of children's education
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Telegraph Parental engagement Primary
  • Dec 2, 2016
EasyPeasy evaluation
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Sutton Trust Parental engagement DfE Social mobility Disadvantaged pupils
  • Nov 18, 2016
MPs call on government and Ofsted to do more to boost parental engagement in their children’s education
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SMF Ofsted Parental engagement
  • Nov 10, 2016