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Engaging Parents - 1 Day Conference

 

As we all know, the involvement of a child's family and carers in their learning is critical in raising achievement, attainment and well-being.

 

But how do you get parents and carers involved and engaged? We are running a series of practical, down-to-earth sessions packed with ideas and tried-and-tested strategies to help schools with this issue.

 

Topics include:

• Why involve parents and carers?
• How does parental engagement impact on the learning of the child?
• Case studies: real, practical examples of how schools have improved parental engagement
• Are there hard-to-reach parents, or just hard-to-reach schools?
• How to run an effective in-school programme for parents
• Parents as Learners: using an approach based on learning to learn
• What is the evidence from students, parents and schools?

 

Alistair Smith
Co-author, Help Your Child to Succeed

 

Alistair Smith has been described as “the UK’s leading trainer in modern learning methods”.   He is a trainer, author and consultant.  An outstanding presenter and motivational speaker, Alistair travels throughout the world delivering training based on his best-selling books and interactive programmes.

 

“One of a tiny handful of ‘freethinkers’ and influential visionaries’… who push the boundaries”
Channel 4 Television

 

Michele Miller
Co-author, Parents as Learners.

 

Michele is an experienced teacher, trainer and Sport Psychologist to Olympic level. 

 

Michele completed her first degree in Sport Science and Education.  She went on to complete a Masters degree in Sport Psychology at Loughborough University.

 

Michele is a mother of 4 children, and brings experience from the parent perspective as well as an understanding of how today’s children live in our schools.

 

Clare Foster
Clare Foster works for the SSAT as a Programme Coordinator in the Every Child Achieves  network. She is responsible for coordinating programmes which include the Cultural Diversity Quality Standard, the ECA challenge & events, ECA Lead Practitioners, children in care, parental engagement events  and behaviour (SEAL: social and emotional aspects of learning).

 

Clare was Deputy Head at Alder Grange Community & Technology School, Lancashire where she had responsibility for Students’ Well-Being and Personal Development. This included oversight of the ‘Whole Child’ Strategy embodied in Every Child Matters, Parental Partnership and Extended Services.