working with parents and carers PATHWAY OF SUPPORT
The Working with Parents and Carers Pathway of Support maps onto key elements of the following guidance:
Ofsted Inspection Framework: The Ofsted inspection criteria expect schools to be engaging parents in supporting pupils’ achievement, behaviour and safety and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Ofsted inspectors have a duty to have regard for the views of parents. Inspectors will also take account of the results of any surveys carried out or commissioned by the school.
Department for Education (2021) Promoting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing guidance: The family plays a key role in influencing student’s emotional health and mental wellbeing. There is strong evidence that well implemented universal and targeted interventions supporting parenting and family life have the potential to yield social as well as economic benefits.
NICE (2022) Social, emotional and mental wellbeing in primary and secondary education guidance: The guidance recommends settings involve parents and carers in designing and implementing the whole setting approach, as well as, when appropriate in discussions about offering targeted support (1.1.14; 1.4.3). .
Department for Education and Department for Health (2015) SEND Code of Practice: One of the key principles is that children and young people and their parents must be involved in discussions and decisions about their individual support and about local provision (1.3).
TrainING SESSIONS IN THIS PATHWAY
Building Good Communication with Families
Duration: 3 hours
Location: Microsoft Teams
What is this training about?
Sometimes it can feel tricky to know how best to approach or respond to challenging situations and conversations. We can sometimes feel that there are barriers getting in the way of having good relationships with the families of students we teach and support. This training considers factors that often affect our ability to communicate well and what we can do that helps to build good communication.
What will you learn and gain from this training:
- Understanding of the communication-related challenges of your role.
- Learn about factors that affect our ability to communicate well.
- Explore approaches to communication that can improve our relationships.
What people have said:
“The training was absolutely superb. Think it will help my team on so many levels. Many people working in education would benefit from this work.”
“The best course I have attended in years.”
We will continue to build our Working with Parents and Carers Pathway of Support. If your setting has a particular training need then we would be very keen to hear from you to see if we can meet this. Please contact our service at lehss@lancaster.ac.uk.