Positive Parental Engagement - Programme

Tuesday 20 Mar 2018
The Lowry Theatre, Manchester

09:00 to 09:45

09:50 to 10:05

Chair's Introduction & Welcome

09:50 – 10:05
Chair's Introduction & Welcome

Getting to the root cause: Understanding why some parents are disengaged and how to begin a positive dialogue

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10:05 to 10:35

10:35 to 11:15

11:25 to 11:35

Q&A

11:25 – 11:35
Q&A
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11:35 to 12:05

12:05 to 12:55

1A Shared Learning: top tips and practical ideas to provide engaging opportunities for parents to share in their child's learning

12:05 – 12:55
1A Shared Learning: top tips and practical ideas to provide engaging opportunities for parents to share in their child's learning

Tops tips and practical ideas to provide engaging opportunities for parents to share in their child’s learning as well as supporting their own understanding to help learning at home

Gain resources for Engaging parents in their child's learning

Maureen Nash, LPPA Adviser and Verifier, National LPPA Team

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1B Aspirations - Secondary: raise aspirations and develop engagement strategies to ensure your secondary school is accessible and welcoming to all parents and families

12:05 – 12:55
1B Aspirations - Secondary: raise aspirations and develop engagement strategies to ensure your secondary school is accessible and welcoming to all parents and families

Raise aspirations and develop engagement strategies to ensure your secondary school is accessible and welcoming to all parents and families

Liz Hurst, PP Home School Liaison & Outreach Teacher, Woodchurch High School

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1C Difficult conversations: understanding what makes a conversation ‘difficult’ and equip all staff with the confidence to engage parents and families in a positive and constructive manner

12:05 – 12:55
1C Difficult conversations: understanding what makes a conversation ‘difficult’ and equip all staff with the confidence to engage parents and families in a positive and constructive manner

Understanding what makes a conversation ‘difficult’ and equip all staff with the confidence to engage parents and families in a positive and constructive manner

Leave with 5 top tips for handling difficult conversations with parents

Racheal Baker, Family Link Coordinator, RSA Academy

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12:55 to 13:55

Lunch

12:55 – 13:55
Lunch
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13:55 to 14:45

2A Community cohesion - Secondary: ensure your school is an integral part of the local community and run informal events to open relationships with ‘hard to reach’ parents

13:55 – 14:45
2A Community cohesion - Secondary: ensure your school is an integral part of the local community and run informal events to open relationships with ‘hard to reach’ parents

Ensure your school is an integral part of the local community and run informal events to open relationships with ‘hard to reach’ parents

Jimmy Cartledge, Curriculum Leader for Engineering, Creative Arts and Design, Pupil Premium Team, Woodchurch High School

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2B Communication: ensure your school is offering accessible and transparent communication with parents, supporting positive relationships and opportunities for all families to engage in their child’s learning

13:55 – 14:45
2B Communication: ensure your school is offering accessible and transparent communication with parents, supporting positive relationships and opportunities for all families to engage in their child’s learning

Ensure your school is offering accessible and transparent communication with parents, supporting positive relationships and opportunities for all families to engage in their child’s learning

 

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14:45 to 15:10

15:10 to 16:00

3A Mental health & wellbeing: how to support parents with mental health difficulties, direct them to appropriate support and build strong relationships with both families and pupils to promote wellbeing

15:10 – 16:00
3A Mental health & wellbeing: how to support parents with mental health difficulties, direct them to appropriate support and build strong relationships with both families and pupils to promote wellbeing

How to support parents with mental health difficulties, direct them to appropriate support and build strong relationships with both families and pupils to promote wellbeing

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3B Parent voice: prioritising parent voice: how to ensure parents and families are integrated in your school’s decision-making process and methods of feedback are clear

15:10 – 16:00
3B Parent voice: prioritising parent voice: how to ensure parents and families are integrated in your school’s decision-making process and methods of feedback are clear

Prioritising parent voice: How to ensure parents and families are integrated in your school’s decision-making process and methods of feedback are clear

Download Optimus Education’s parent/carer questionnaire

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3C Overcoming barriers - Primary: identify and explore the barriers currently preventing effective engagement in primary schools and leave with practical solutions to overcome them

15:10 – 16:00
3C Overcoming barriers - Primary: identify and explore the barriers currently preventing effective engagement in primary schools and leave with practical solutions to overcome them

Identify and explore the barriers currently preventing effective engagement in primary schools and leave with practical solutions to overcome them

Elisabeth Broers, Headteacher & Emma Rix Assistant Headteacher, Robin Hood Junior School

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16:00