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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Parental involvement in school is good for parents, teachers and children. Schools can encourage parental involvement by treating parents as partners and sharing information. It’s good to offer parents lots of different ways to get involved. Parental involvement in school: why it’s good
Good parent-school partnerships are one of the best ways to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing. And these partnerships have benefits for you as an educator and for parents too. Children whose parents are involved in school: perform better at school
settle better into school programs
feel valued and important because their parents are taking an interest in their lives
develop positive social skills by watching parents and school staff interact respectfully
experience better social, physical and emotional wellbeing. When parents are involved in school, staff: