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Understand the importance of partnerships with carers

This video from the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families looks at the issues of ‘Engaging parents and carers’ from the point of view of a parent at a school. Which of these tips for engaging with carers do you already use and are there any skills you need to improve?

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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures for building and maintaining relationships with carers.
‘Working in partnership with parents and carers’ on the Help for early years providers website
‘Working with uncooperative and hard to engage families’ on the Kirklees Council website
‘Engaging with all parents and carers’ from the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
‘Dealing with angry parents’ from the Teacher Toolkit

Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

This article from Optimus Education asks the question ‘Are parents ever hard to reach?’.
Click to read ‘Parent partnership – breaking down development matters’ on the Famly website. This article refers to working with children under 5 but it contains ideas that can be adapted to working with the carers of all children and young people.
The website of Robson House, a Primary Pupil Referral Unit (PPRU) for the London Borough of Camden, contains a section on ‘How do we work in partnership with parents and carers? What can you learn from their ‘Aims and approaches’?

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