5th annual conf. | harnessing community engagement to provide a whole education at candleby lane...

Cotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolCotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolCotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolCotgrave Candleby Lane School

Looking Beyond the Classroom.Looking Beyond the Classroom.

Pete Wilkes & Paul GoodmanPete Wilkes & Paul Goodman

Community Engagement and Social Enterprise for a Whole Education Community Engagement and Social Enterprise for a Whole Education at Cotgrave Candleby Lane School.at Cotgrave Candleby Lane School.

Cotgrave Candleby Lane SchoolCotgrave Candleby Lane School

BackgroundBackground

Pit VillagePit Village

DeprivationDeprivation

3 School 3 School

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New facility New facility


ChallengesChallenges

StandardsStandards

AmalgamationAmalgamation

Engage and unite communityEngage and unite community

Raise aspiration in community Raise aspiration in community

Parents need to hold high aspirations and expectations for their children and schools need to work in partnership with parents to make their expectations appropriately high and challenging, and then work in partnership with children and the home to realise and even surpass these expectations.

Visible Learning – A synthesis of over 800 meta analyses relating to achievement – John Hattie 2009

The home learning environment and the nature of parental involvement have a greater influence on achievement than variation in schools.

The Impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievements and Adjustment: A Literature Review - Professor Charles Desforges with Alberto Abouchaar

Children in a family with a ‘high’ socio economic status will outperform children in a family with ‘low’ socio economic status by 7months.

Toolkit of Strategies to Improve Learning - Summary for Schools Spending the Pupil Premium - Professor Steve Higgins, School of Education, Durham University - 2011


Parental EngagementParental Engagement


Involving parents in our schoolInvolving parents in our school

Community Social EventsCommunity Social Events

Big Family BreakfastBig Family Breakfast

Family LunchFamily Lunch

Open sessionsOpen sessions

FarmFarm


Supporting parents to support their childSupporting parents to support their child

Structured ConversationsStructured Conversations Family LearningFamily Learning Adult LearningAdult Learning Parenting programmesParenting programmes Curriculum open sessions and workshopsCurriculum open sessions and workshops Job Centre Plus, Citizens AdviceJob Centre Plus, Citizens Advice ApprenticeshipsApprenticeships


Parents as partnersParents as partners

Parental VoiceParental Voice Friends of Candleby LaneFriends of Candleby Lane Parents ForumParents Forum Parent VolunteersParent Volunteers Inputting into key developmentsInputting into key developments Utilising parents skillsUtilising parents skills HomeworkHomework


Supporting our pupils learning beyond the classroomSupporting our pupils learning beyond the classroom

Breadth of opportunitiesBreadth of opportunities Meeting the needsMeeting the needs Targeted fundingTargeted funding The Children's UniversityThe Children's University


ValuesValues

ResponsibilityResponsibilityPerseverancePerseverance

CreativityCreativity

AspirationAspiration

ConfidenceConfidence

PridePride

FunFun


Candleby LifeCandleby Life

Candleby Lane Enterprise, Community and Skills Candleby Lane Enterprise, Community and Skills Curriculum.Curriculum.

Shaping school culture and ethos around our children’s needsShaping school culture and ethos around our children’s needs


Candleby Life Governing BodyCandleby Life Governing Body

Governing Body


EnterpriseEnterprise


CommunityCommunity


SkillsSkills


Look back with pride and forward with

confidence!


How do you support the Whole Child beyond the classroom?

How do you engage parents to support the Whole Child?

How does your curriculum support the Whole Child?

Discussion