Meet the Parents: How Schools Can Work Effectively with Families to Support Children's Learning

Meet the Parents is a must-read for school leaders and teachers looking to build stronger and more productive relationships with families of pupils. It uses over 40 years of experience to explain techniques for uniting families with different backgrounds and circumstances, and highlights successful approaches for encouraging and developing the home-school partnership.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 174 pages
\n Publication date: 13 February 2019
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Meet the Parents is a vital resource for school leaders and classroom teachers seeking to strengthen and enhance their relationships with the families of students. With over 40 years of experience, this book offers practical techniques for uniting families from diverse backgrounds and various circumstances, while highlighting successful strategies for fostering and nurturing the home-school partnership. Through compelling case studies and real-life examples, Lepkowska and Nightingale delve into the underlying reasons behind barriers to learning and examine the issues that discourage parents from engaging with schools.

The authors cover a wide range of essential topics, spanning from long-standing concerns to modern challenges, including:

• Maximizing the effectiveness of parent-teacher evenings.


• Addressing special educational needs and disabilities.


• Coping with bereavement, divorce, and loss.


• Elevating the aspirations of parents and children.


• Understanding the impact of media and online safety.

Meet the Parents is designed to benefit headteachers, senior leaders, classroom practitioners, and student teachers, as well as any other school staff who aspire to develop a more effective and ongoing home-school partnership. Recognizing the crucial importance of parental engagement in children's learning, this book aims to bring schools and families together to provide the best support possible for every child. By leveraging the expertise and insights provided in this book, educators can foster stronger connections, build trust, and create a collaborative environment that promotes student success.

\n Weight: 246g\n
Dimension: 210 x 153 x 10 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781138489462\n \n