Parents

The latest news, research and advice when it comes to parent-school relationships, including communication, safeguarding, parental involvement and more

Friday

29th Sep 2023

SEND: ‘Concern’ as primary late starters double
Rising numbers of pupils with SEND are missing out on ‘crucial’ learning and the transition stage by entering school in Year 1 rather than Reception
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Monday

25th Sep 2023

SEND: £60m tribunal spend ‘shows broken system’
Schools are going into deficit ‘to provide the right help for children’ as funding lags behind demand, heads’ union leader warns
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Thursday

21st Sep 2023

Families find school attendance rules ‘draconian’
Findings from a major new report into the root causes of the crisis in attendance in England’s schools
Families find school attendance rules ‘increasingly draconian’

Thursday

31st Aug 2023

Back to school: How parent clinics boost attendance
A school leader explains how engaging parents more directly on school absence has helped to remove barriers preventing attendance
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Thursday

20th Apr 2023

Want to improve attendance? Give parents a nudge
A pre-pandemic study showed that sending messages to parents about absence can drastically improve attendance. More research is now being planned and schools are being asked to get involved
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