Parental Involvement
Please contact the school office if you would like information about adult courses:
- Nurturing Course
- Speakeasy
- Keeping up with the children MATHS
- Playing with sounds - An introduction to phonics in Reception
- Internet Safety - Help keep your child safe online CEOP
At Trinity All Saints we value the interest and time parents spend helping their children and the school as a whole. We are working continually to improve the breadth of opportunities available to our children.
Parental Involvement is about
- Having positive parenting skills in terms of love, kindness, generosity, being responsive, supportive, and consistent, providing opportunities and taking an interest in children.
- It is about talking with and listening to children, helping with homework and discussing school.
- Finding out more about what and how children learn in school so that parents have a clearer understanding of how to help their child at home.
- Creating opportunities for learning in and amongst everyday life, when getting to school by bus, on foot, or by car, shopping in a supermarket, cooking a meal, eating together, cleaning, washing etc.
- Spending quality time together playing a game, playing with toys, going to the park, kicking a ball about, visiting places of interest, and going for a walk.
- Sharing experiences which can be enjoyed together.
- Meeting the physical needs of the children in terms of ensuring they get a good night's sleep, eating breakfast, supporting children in getting ready for school, organising and monitoring a child’s time.
The Benefits of Parental Involvement
For Children:
- Increased support for learning
- Improved confidence
- Raised self-esteem
- Higher motivation
- Raised aspirations
- Reduced absenteeism
- Improved behaviour/more positive attitude
- Greater success/achievement
For Parents:
- Parents have/or develop positive attitudes towards school.
- Parents attach greater importance to the value of children’s learning and education.
- Parents become increasingly confident and are able to support and extend their child’s learning.
- Support and advice for parents to develop their own learning and skills.
For School:
- When similar schools are compared, those with strong home-school links have consistently fewer problems related to pupil work and behaviour.
- Schools that work well with parents, share information and tackle misunderstanding and problems at an early stage; celebrate improved levels of achievement, and enjoy positive pupil attitudes and behaviour.