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Leadership for parental engagement

Subject: Schools, families and communities
Audience: Headteachers, Early years leaders, Middle leaders and aspiring headteachers, School business managers, Stakeholders and partners
Date of publication: September 2010   |   File format and size: PDF, 189 Kb

Good leadership is all about forging strong relationships. For school and children's centre leaders the most obvious bond is with the child, but perhaps an even more crucial one is with the parent. Years of research have found that it is the parent's engagement which determines their children's success more than any factor. So how do we reach out not just to the child, but to the whole family?

This report shows how schools, children's centres and parents can discover a shared purpose to improve the child's life chances. It offers inspiration and support for those seeking to develop these relationships.

Exploring best practice and case studies, it also provides positive examples of creative new ways leaders can engage with families. Most importantly, it gives a compelling case as to just why this is a crucial part of the work we do to help children, and how it will change lives.