Post 16Post 16Progression & RetentionProgression & Retention

Parental EngagementParental EngagementHaybridge High School & Sixth FormHaybridge High School & Sixth Form

In partnership with the Specialist Schools TrustIn partnership with the Specialist Schools Trust

Project SchoolsProject Schools

1. Haybridge High School2. Wye Valley Sports College3. Tewkesbury School4. Wilnecote High School5. Easingwold School6. Salt Grammer School7. Grange School8. The John Kitto Community College9. Biddenham Upper School10. Northallerton College11. Stantonbury Campus

Process of the ProjectProcess of the Project

• Audit of Current Practices

• Case Study (new initiative)

• Toolkit

The Wye Valley The Wye Valley SchoolSchool

PARENT VOICE PARENT VOICE

A New LookA New Look

Why involve parentsWhy involve parents

• The difference parents make

Within school factors8-20%

Home factors 80%

Positive Difference Positive Difference

• Improved Academic achievement

• Increased Expectations

• Future Potential

• Economic Wellbeing

• Pupils are clear that ‘troublemakers’ do not have parental support for learning

• Parents need information they can use and understand

• More parental involvement

• Led by parents and staff in partnership

• Impacting on all areas of the school

• Linking to whole school areas

• Linking to the Governors

• Greater knowledge for all parents

• Link with Student Voice

STUDENT VOICESTUDENT VOICE

Student Leaders

School Parliament

School Sports Council

StudentCurriculum

Panel

Student Support Group

Year Councils

Year Councils

Keystagegroups

Keystage Groups

SCHOOL PARLIAMENTSCHOOL PARLIAMENT

PARLIAMENT LEADERS

YEAR GROUP LEADERS

YEAR COUNCILS

TUTOR GROUP REPS

PARENT VOICEPARENT VOICE

YEAR GROUP PARENTS PANELS

TWO REPS FROMEACH TUTOR GROUP (10)

HEAD OF YEARPLUS MEMBER

OF SLT

PARENTS PARLIAMENTPARENTS PARLIAMENT

PARENTSPARLIAMENT

TWO REPS FROMEACH PARENTS

PANEL (12)

HEAD OF SIXTH FORM PLUS

MEMBER OF SLT

SUMOSUMO 44 SCHOOLSSCHOOLS

Tewkesbury SchoolTewkesbury School

A Personal Development Programme for Pupils with PotentialA Personal Development Programme for Pupils with Potential

Leadership Coaching ProgrammeLeadership Coaching Programme

Aims of the programmeAims of the programme

• To tackle low aspiration and low achievement in a selected group pf Y12’s and Y10’s

• To raise confidence, self belief and self esteem through proven coaching techniques

• To involve parents in the coaching of their children

SUMO Shut Up, Move On

Using a proven and highly successful coaching programme written by Paul McGee

How we went about this…How we went about this…

• Selected pupils who have the potential to influence others and increase their achievements and aspirations

• Selected Year 12’s as role models and to be coaches to the Year 10’s.

• Selected Year 10’s whose barriers to learning fit into the emotional intelligence area.

• Group & 1-2-1 sessions with Years 10 & 12

• Gave parents the chance to be involved in the coaching of their child

• Parent evenings / other contact

What strategies were used?What strategies were used?

• In the group sessions the S.U.M.O. programme included the use of:

• Changing your T-shirt

• The BSE crisis (blame someone else)

• Developing fruity thinking

• Ditching Doris Day

• The Beachball

And for parents…And for parents…

• Understanding their child’s personality

• Using the Beachball

• Addressing faulty thinking

• Developing emotional support at home (5 languages of love) in order to increase children’s self belief and positive attitude

Did S.U.M.O. work?Did S.U.M.O. work?

• All Y12’s completed the year & Increase in results

• Increased confidence, attendance, participation and awareness of future choices

• Active decisions in terms of peer groups

• Actual use of S.U.M.O. terms in lessons to (encouraging self and others

And parents…And parents…

• Positive feedback from parents at the meetings

• Enjoy the chance to be involved

• One parent expressed delight at her son making active decisions about his peer group

The future for Tewkesbury…The future for Tewkesbury…

• To continue using

• To expand it’s use to students who have behaviour issues

• To continue to keep in touch with the last years leaders and coaches / coachees

SUMO Shut Up, Move On

Developing Developing Parental Parental

EngagementEngagementWilnecote High SchoolWilnecote High School

Key ObjectiveKey Objective• To develop closer links between school and home, as

a way of improving sixth form attainment

• 6th Form increased rapidly – 45% Yr 11 Cohort

• Pass rate 93%

• Satisfactory results compared to Alis and CVA data

School ContextSchool Context• Lack of parental support

• The catchment area

• Income is lower than the national average

• Higher lone parents

• Only 12% of the parents been through any form of higher education

• Low skilled jobs, unemployment being below the national average

• 30 – 40 % of the sixth form are eligible for EMA.

The ProjectThe Project

• To empower parents to fully support their children• Production of a parental handbook• Induction Evenings and Workshops• Student shadowing

• It was felt that once parents valued sixth form education and felt able to support it, we could then move on to empowering parents into being an active part of the process.

The main aim for this early part of the project is:-

• Given out at Induction evening

• Used until Christmas

• Too much too soon!

• Changes:-

• A4 Folder

• Sections given out at appropriate times

• Additional useful information given – timetable, calendar etc

Parental HandbookParental Handbook

• Excellent attendance

• Established clear links

• BUT – follow up workshops not working due to lack of communication in the interim

Induction EveningInduction Evening

Student ShadowingStudent Shadowing

• Ideal – parents attend lessons alongside the student – fully understand demands

• Barriers – staff and students unhappy, parents find it daunting

The FutureThe Future• Following on from the initiatives

• To enhance the frequency and quality of the dialogue between home and school

• To raise awareness with teaching staff of the importance of post 16 parental support

• Empower parents to be proactive by forming a parent’s council

Post 16Post 16Progression & RetentionProgression & Retention

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