Parent Information Meetings (Discuss and hand out information on):

• Reading; Writing; Maths and Science Handbooks

• Attendance

• Ladders

• Expectations (96.1%)

• Incentives

• Curriculum Overviews

• Homework

• Standards and Expectations

Parent Meetings:

• Parents’ Evenings

• Information on individual children

• Held: October; March; July

Written Report:

• Annually

New Curriculum information termly:

• Curriculum Overview grids

• Homework Grids

Open Door policy:

• Face-to-face communication

• Teachers

• TAs

• Phone calls

Entertaining:

• Parent Lunches

• Father’s Day Breakfast

• Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea

• Grandparent’s Lunch

• Nativities

• Carol Singing

• End of Year Performances

• MacMillan Coffee Morning

• Summer Fayre

• Class Assemblies

• EYFS Graduation

Parents Helping:

• Volunteer readers

• Helping on trips

• Gardening help

• Environment improvements support

• Taking children to events

Open Sessions:

• Open book look sessions

• Easter Crafts

• Sharing work completed in class sessions

• STEM Day

Sponsored Charity Fundraising:

• Stroke Awareness (in relation to a parent)

• Money towards funeral costs of ex-pupil (requested by local community members)

Challenge Attendance:

• Pick-up and drop of children

• Phone calls

Supporting Parents (Support and signposting):

• Counselling and mediation

• Family Connect

• Safeguarding

• Counselling and pastoral care

• Conflict resolution

• CAFS/TACS

• Phone calls when necessary

Wrap around care:

• Breakfast Club

• After School Club

Support ‘Friends of Dawley’

Advertise local jobs / parent / community events

Regular updates:

• Twitter

• Website

EYFS Gate:

• Main staff available to talk to parents