Engaging Parents
in Schools

Building partnership with parents

Schools know intuitively that parental engagement makes sense, and the research supports this. The Education Endowment Foundation has shown that engaging parents in the learning of their children can improve students’ learning by an average of three months*. Yet many teachers and school leaders find dealing with parents one of the most stressful parts of their role.

*Education Endowment Foundation, (2019). Evidence for Learning, Teaching & Learning Toolkit: Parental Engagement

Mindsets for great parental engagement

In our experience, all too often there can be a clash of cultures between the school and its local parent community – even though everyone wants the best for the children. To shift this dynamic, teachers need to be skilled at understanding parents’ perspectives, listening to their concerns and building trust whilst still having the confidence to be able to deliver difficult messages where needed.


Build your skills for parental engagement

Our Engaging Parents programs will not advise you on specific initiatives you can take – you know your parent community best and what will work. Instead, our programs will give you the skills and confidence to partner with parents in a more meaningful way. You will learn how to improve conversations and some practical strategies for communicating with parents. You will get new insights into how you might shift a difficult relationship dynamic and feel more prepared to deal with challenging situations.

Hear how the See Hear Speak model can help you engage parents

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You can access our Engaging Parents program in three formats – as a one-day workshop, a group coaching program or a one-to-one coaching journey. (The program brochure below shows pricing in US$. Contact our team for pricing in Euros, GBP, Chinese Yuan, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars or Indian rupees.)

Engaging Parents
Programs

Engaging Parents
Programs

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