1. Using parents to raise standards in children’s writing
Parent Power…….
Using parents to raise standards in children’s writing

2. If the school interacts without the family then parent power is lost.
Child
School and family interaction without the child can be purely information sharing lacking real impact
If the school interacts without the family then parent power is lost.
At this point maximum family engagement is achieved securing the best outcomes for the child

3. Our School Journey 2015 2017 2016 Best practice Research FEO
Family friendly
programmes
Whole School Approach

4. Parent Power…….

5. Using parents to improve writing….
Parents only have to attend once
Teach the parents to be teachers
Expectation not invitation

6. What is the impact? Feedback from parents Attendance on the programme
Examples from
children

7. Meanwhile back in Pencoed…..
Maths
Funky Phonics
Expectations from Nursery
Questions

8. Impact Parents Meeting November
49 evaluations were completed.
100% of parents said they enjoyed the opportunity to come into school and work with their child
100% of parents felt that the resource pack will be useful for their child’s homework
96% of parents said that they felt more confident about helping their child at home with their writing
Some examples of addition comments made on feedback forms:
I now have a better understanding of how writing is taught in class
How it help with connectives, punctuation, sentence openers and wow words
I learned that I can do more to progress my child’s written skills
I learned how to breakdown the story to help my child know what to include
I learned that parents have the greatest percentage of impact

17. It was wonderful seeing how his writing improved over the course.
We found the training a great help; it helped me to understand where he was with his writing and how I was able to help him progress.
It was wonderful seeing how his writing improved over the course.
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18. Funky Phonics

19. Funky phonics in action……
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