Information to Support Staff

This section is aimed at the practitioner. It includes information and publications practitioners may find useful when developing their work with parents.

Details of the Register of Good Practice are also provided, which practitioners might find useful if they would like to visit a setting which has established good practice in this area. The ‘ideas for good practice section’ is useful for practitioners when reflecting on this aspect of their work. It includes a list of points for reflection, which could be used as a self-evaluation/audit tool.

Publications

Engaging Fathers – involving parents and raising achievement

This is a DfES booklet summarising research and information about engaging fathers in their children’s learning. It can be downloaded from  www.teachernet.gov.uk/workingwithparents

Parents: Partners in Learning

Guidance materials and video focussed on working effectively with parents, available free of charge. Email dfes@prolog.uk.com. (Ref: DfES0412-2004 GV.)

National Occupational Standards for Working with Parents

National Occupational Standards are nationally agreed statements of competence which describe what an effective and competent worker does and needs to know to deliver quality in their job. Go to www.lluk.org.uk/documents/standards/wwp/work_with_parents.pdf

Ideas for good practice – Developing a good relationship with parents

Includes information on how to involve parents, communicate with parents effectively and value parents as partners. For more information please see the download at the bottom of this page.

Register of good practice

These settings are listed on the Register of Good Practice for the following areas of work with parents. If you would like further details contact the settings directly to arrange a visit.

Family support

New River Green Children’s Centre
Marquess Road North, N1 2PY
Tel: 020 7226 7725

Interactions with children and parents

Martinau Community Nursery
1 Elwood Street, N5 1EB 
Tel: 020 7359 9911

Relevant training

Details of our courses for practitioners on ‘working with parents’ are available in the Early Years Continual Professional Development (CPD) Brochure. We also have a page for information on all early years training courses.

Useful contacts

Maria Tallon
Foundation Stage Consultant for the Primary Strategy Early Years Team
Tel: 020 7527 5582

Riona Aiken
Family Learning Manager
Tel: 020 7527 4037

Sue Felgate
Parenting Commissioning Officer
Tel: 020 7527 5704

Ann Braham
Parent Partnership Co-ordintor (SEN)
Tel: 020 7527 5856