Equalities and Parental Engagement

We are delighted to be invited to speak to probation teachers in Falkirk. In the course of our session we will be looking at the importance of parental involvement for children’s attainment and sense of well being as well as the barriers that ethnic minority parents can face to getting involved in the school. It will also provide probation teachers an opportunity to identify what positive actions they can take to support EM parents to become more involved in their children’s learning and school community.

Two mothers talk about the barriers they experienced to getting involved in their children’s school

By the end of the training delegates will be able to:

• Explain the value of parental involvement in their children’s learning and school community
• Identify barriers that EM parents can face to getting more involved
• Develop strategies to support and promote greater parental involvement