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Conference to promote partnership with parents

Event: Partnership with parents conference

Date: Thursday 7 July 2005

Time: 9.00am – 4.30pm

Venue: Barnsbury Centre, Offord Road, Islington N1 1QF

CEA@Islington has organised a conference entitled ‘Partnership with Parents: making it work for schools’. The conference aim is to provide an opportunity to explore the importance and implications of parental involvement in their children’s education for schools.

Headteachers, governors, teachers, learning mentors and other education staff from Islington schools will be attending the event Thursday 7 July 2005 at the Barnsbury Centre, Offord Road, N1 1QF. The day will consist of a range of keynote speeches and workshops for all delegates.

Professor Charles Desforges from the University of Exeter will be speaking on the impact of parental involvement on pupil achievement, and Helen James, Early Excellence Co-ordinator from Islington Sure Start South will be looking at involving parents from the start.

Workshops include:

• Family learning – how schools can provide successful learning for families

• Giving real opportunities to parents – how schools can help parents to take the first steps in learning and support future progression

• Bringing parents into the classroom

• Engaging parents from ethnic minorities

• Working with ‘hard to engage’ parents – how schools can support vulnerable children through working with families.

Ann Braham, CEA@Islington’s Parental Involvement Officer said: ‘Parents and guardians can have an extremely large and positive impact on their child’s education. This conference will be a fantastic opportunity to discuss the implications of parental involvement and to look at ways to engage and involve more parents in their child’s education.’

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