Title: Fostering parental involvement in school | Raising Children Network
Headings: Teachers: involving parents in school
Teachers: involving parents in school
Key points
Parental involvement in school: why it’s good
Schools: getting to know parents and families
Classroom teachers: establishing partnerships
Keeping in regular touch with parents
How to tell if a partnership is working
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Content: And getting to know families better can help you think of ways to involve parents, based on their availability and their interests. For example, learning that a parent works for the fire service might be a great opportunity to get firefighters to visit the school. There are many ways parents can get involved in schools. Some parents might like to help with classroom reading, whereas others find it easier to do committee work outside of school hours. Many like to come to special days and events, help out with excursions or canteen duties, or working bees and fetes. It’s often about giving parents options, and making sure they have enough notice so they can organise time away from work if they need to. Classroom teachers: establishing partnerships
For classroom teachers, a welcome or greeting is a great way to help new students and their parents feel included and get a partnership going. This greeting could be a note or email. You could use your greeting to give a short summary of your philosophy and teaching practices.