Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand how to work in partnership / Be able to work with parents/carers in a way which encourages them to take an active role in their child’s play, learning and development

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‘Building partnerships between parents and practitioners’ from Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework

Click to read ‘Table 1: The benefits of parents and practitioners working together’ on page 8.

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Presentation

Click on the icon to the left to read ‘Working with Partnership with Parents: Good Practice Guide’ produced by London Borough of Havering which offers advice on building a good relationship with parents.
Click on the icon to read this good practice example from Ofsted ‘Excellent partnerships with parents and carers helping children to thrive and flourish’. The case study looks at how a childminder works in partnership with parents, but the practices can relate to all settings.
Click on the link to read ‘Read of best practise in parental engagement’ produced by the Department for Education.
Click on the links to these ‘Every day’s a learning day’ documents, produced by Education Scotland, which offer ideas of activities that you can share with parents and carers to help them engage with their child’s learning.The first document is for children aged 0 - 3 years.
The second document is for children aged 3 to 6 years.