Gina Bailey, headteacher of both St James’ Church of England Primary School and William Martin Church of England Schools, based in Harlow, Essex recently wrote an article for The Headteacher magazine about how running interactive parent workshops during lockdown helped to stay in touch with hard-to-reach families.
As soon as the first lockdown was announced, Gina wanted to ensure her schools adopted a “whole family approach”, which meant identifying families who need and are best supported through regular contact with the school.
By running regular virtual Parent Workshops, the schools were able to help parents support their own children’s learning, but support the wellbeing of the entire family. The workshops also covered topics such as English for EAL families, study skills, story sacks, wellbeing practice and much more.
The workshops have been a key part of a wider strategy of “whole school wellbeing” at both schools.
You can read Gina Bailey’s article about parent engagement on The Headteacher website.
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