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How schools can keep parents updated on their child’s day-to-day activities

It can be challenging for parents to find out what their children have been up to in school on a day to day basis. Because when you ask your child what they did at school you’re more likely to get an update about what happened on the playground rather than in the...

Advantages of Schools Keeping in Touch with Parents

Involving parents as much as possible in the education of their children is important. That’s something that most headteachers, as well as mums and dads, would wholeheartedly agree with. It’s not just these two sides who benefit though – without good cooperation and...

How schools can engage with parents through classroom blogs

Class blogs are a great way to build a strong connection between parents and your school as they encourage discussion and collaboration. Blogs can also act as an extension to your website and social media and can be used to drive more traffic to your website as...

How your school can utilise social media more effectively

Nowadays schools are beginning to use social media as a platform to connect and interact with some of the hardest-to-reach-parents. Channels such as Twitter and Facebook can be used to send vital information and updates to parents. For example social media channels...

5 Common obstacles for school to parent engagement

Increasing parental engagement is a key OFSTED target for schools, as working together with parents is a proven method for improving children’s performance and development by helping to reinforce the lessons they learn at school. However, all too often parents can...

5 ways schools can improve parental engagement

5 ways schools can improve parental engagement One of the most common issues experienced by schools and nurseries is engaging with parents so that they fully understand the role that they play in their child’s learning and development. The reason for this is because...