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Parents, Carers and Guardians: Creating an Inclusive School Community

Win the trust of the parents who find school hardest, and turn tense meetings into a partnership that helps their child.

  • 5 courses
  • 3 hours 44 minutes
  • Any order
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About this collection

Every school has families it rarely hears from unless something has gone wrong. Some parents feel sick when the school's number comes up on their phone. Others have heard "she's fine once she's in" so many times that they arrive at meetings braced for a fight.

This pathway helps you change that. You'll ask what makes your school hard for these families to reach, and start with easy wins such as a positive phone call, or choosing the member of staff a wary parent is most likely to trust. You'll learn to run meetings built on respect rather than blame, to communicate the way each family prefers, and to support parents whose child is struggling with attendance or mental health.

A parent who feels heard keeps talking to you, and their child is the one who gains.

What you'll learn

  • Spot the barriers that make school hard for some families to reach
  • Change how school contact feels with positive calls and messages
  • Run meetings with parents built on mutual respect, not blame
  • Communicate with each family in the way they prefer, without jargon
  • Work with parents on attendance barriers and mental health worries

Courses

  • 5 courses
  • 3 hours 44 minutes