Parents as Partners in Learning

Benefits of involvement

It is easier for children to learn when they get encouragement from home.
They will do better and achieve more when their parents are involved.
Children get access to more activities in and out of school when there are more adults to help.
Their concerns can be sorted out more quickly when their parents have a positive relationship with school staff.
They are happy when their parents are enjoying events in the school.

Their children do better when they are involved.
They are better able to help and encourage their children.
They have more information about their children's education.
Parents can build their own confidence and skills.
Where there is a positive relationship between parents and their child's school there are benefits all round.
Parents get reassurance that their children are receiving a good education.

Parents bring skills which complement teachers' skills and expertise.
Parents contribute their time, so together parents and teachers are able to do more activities with pupils than teachers can do on their own.
Pupils' attainment and behaviour improve.
Parents have ideas about how the school can best support the children.
Teachers have people with whom they can talk over ideas and get help when developing plans for the school.
Parents can give advice and help around reaching other parents.

The ideas and experience of a wider pool of people lead to a better strategy which will support participation by more parents.
The education authority gets information on how its policies and education provision are working out in practice.
The education authority is able to discuss plans and ideas for education developments with a wide range of parents.
Parents who are involved in other representative groups help make sure the education policies link in well with the other policies and provision for people living in that area.

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