Parents as Partners in Learning
Parents as Partners in Learning

Supporting parents

Supporting parents to set up a Parent Council

Many parents and schools will need support to work through the process of setting up a Parent Council. Before education authorities contact parents and schools to begin the process, they should think about how parents can be supported.

Who can help parents?

  • Home school link workers who are good at engaging with parents who do not usually get involved
  • Community learning and development workers who have skills in facilitating and supporting people to set up constitutions and groups
  • Parents who can support other parents using their own skills
  • Teachers and other school staff skilled at listening and supporting parents to make their own decisions
  • Quality improvement officers who support headteachers to develop new areas of their work and ensure the quality of partnership with parents is taken into consideration
  • Senior staff in the education authority who, as part of their job, work with parents
  • Administrative staff can support communication with the Parent Forum and administration of a working group.

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