Parent Training
Parents have a vested interest in the academic success of their children. They can be highly motivated but lack the skills to support learning.
I strongly advise for schools to host a workshop for parents of children with special educational needs.
Equip parents to support learning effectively
Workshops make parents aware of how important parental support is for children with learning difficulties. They help parents understand that no school can provide the one to one support that some students need to succeed academically.
Equip parents to provide the help their children need and take advantage of this highly motivated yet often underutilised resource.
Workshops encourage a healthy, productive collaboration between home and school.
Improve both student attainment and parental satisfaction
Improve collaboration and reduce frustration
Parental sensitivities and unrealistic expectations can make special educational needs difficult for teachers to manage positively.
Frustration and irritation are common, as parents instinctively know their child needs additional support, but they don’t know how to help.
Speaking as a fellow parent, whose dyslexic children have gone from failing to excelling, parents tend to be more receptive to my input than they would be if the same advice were given by the school.
ENCOURAGE A PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL
Reduce demands on school budget
Training parents is vital if schools don’t have sufficient budget to purchase life changing technology.
Families are often happy to provide the technology that will transform learning for their children, but only when they understand the benefits and the most cost-effective way of doing so.
Raised ATTAINMENT LEVELS encourage PUPILS, PARENTS AND INSPECTORS
What will the workshop cover?
How to use the technology that school recommends to complete homework. As a result, workshops for parents should be scheduled AFTER working with staff.
Effective strategies when working with teenagers to improve academic results.
Improve student’s confidence and self-belief, to raise aspiration levels.
How long does it take?
Parent workshops tend to be in the evening, in which case a two-hour session with breaks would be suggested.
How much does this cost?
The cost is £250 + travel expenses
I DO NOT DISCOUNT FOR SHORTER WORKSHOPS AS THEY REQUIRE MORE PREPARATION TIME
What’s included in the cost?
Preparation meetings to ascertain what school want to be included.
No upper limit on the amount of attendees.
Comprehensive post workshop information to get attendees up and running quickly.
Post training videos to remind and show attendees how to enable functionality for specific types of device.
“Thank you for all your enthusiasm and ability to demystify and simplify the options available to help for my daughter”.
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“Many thanks for the PowerPoint and links - your presentation was really useful and I trust you continue to gain knowledge and understanding in order to go on encouraging and helping many others.”
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To book a workshop for your school, please do not hesitate to contact us. Include your phone number and an appropriate time to call.