Well-designed school communications can be effective for improving attainment and a range of other outcomes, such as attendance - Examples include weekly texts sent from school to parents, and short termly letters. Accessibility Statement, critical challenges and issues that teachers and parents may face, strategies that have helped teachers and parents build effective relationships. Start by assessing needs and talking to parents about what would help them support learning: targeting is likely to be needed to use resources effectively, and avoid widening gaps. Support parents to create a regular routine and encourage good homework habits, but be cautious about promoting direct parental assistance with homework (particularly for older children). Plan carefully for group-based parenting initiatives (eg, regular workshops): a convenient time and location, face-to-face recruitment, trusting relationships, and an informal, welcoming environment are the most important factors for parents to attend group sessions. Target and communicate carefully to avoid stigmatising, blaming or discouraging parents. I wish you an awesome school year. Use the resources in this section to be fully prepared for the big day! About | EEF is engaged in a wide variety of partnership work with Local Authorities, multi-academy trusts, teaching schools and new informal alliances of schools. Parent-Teacher Conferences Parent-Teacher Conferences are some of the most important days of the school year. The Research Digest, QCT, 2014 (10). There is an established link between the home learning environment at all ages and children’s performance at school. EEF Partnerships is our new regional initiative to ensure all schools have access to the resources, training and support they need. School communications may be particularly important for engaging some parents/carers who could play an important role but may have less contact with school. This type of support can help children to regulate their own learning, and will often be more valuable than direct help with homework tasks. Home This EEF guidance report reviews the best available research to offer schools and teachers four recommendations to support parental engagement in children’s learning. School’s Guide to Implementation online course, Supporting schools with evidence – EEF timeline, Associate Research School: The Research School Network in Lancashire, Support resources for schools and parents, Best evidence on supporting students to learn remotely, Best evidence on impact of school closures on the attainment gap, Early Years and Key Stage 1 Mathematics Teaching, School Closures Rapid Evidence Assessment, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Social and Emotional Learning Evidence Reviews, Teachers' Continuing Professional Development, Improving Mathematics in Key Stages 2 and 3, Review of attainment measures in literacy, mathematics and science, Foreign language learning and its impact on wider academic outcomes: a rapid evidence assessment, Cognitive science approaches in the classroom, Metacognition and Self-regulated Learning, Putting Evidence to Work - A School’s Guide to Implementation, Working with Parents to Support Children's Learning, Using Digital Technology to Improve Learning, Improving Social and Emotional Learning in Primary Schools, Improving Mathematics in the Early Years and Key Stage 1, Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools, Foundations for implementation - structured process, Foundations for implementation - implementation climate, Measuring essential skills & non-academic outcomes, Tameside Metropolitan Council and Oldham Research School, Cornwall Teaching Schools Together – a Partnership with EEF and the Research School network, Nuffield Early Language Intervention FAQs.
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