A Little Guide for Teachers: Engaging Parents and Carers with School
Strategies for teachers to enhance home-school relationships and boost parental engagement.
Emma Kell author Clemmie Stewart author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Published:18th Nov '22
Should be back in stock very soon
This concise guide offers teachers effective strategies to strengthen home-school relationships, drawing on insights from the Covid-19 experience. It combines expert advice with practical activities to enhance parental engagement.
A Little Guide for Teachers: Engaging Parents and Carers with Schools draws on the author's expertise and insights gained from the heightened focus on home-school relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic. This guide offers teachers practical strategies to strengthen their connections with parents and carers, fostering confidence in their collaborative efforts. By addressing the complexities of these relationships, the book serves as a valuable resource for educators seeking to enhance communication and engagement with families.
Part of the Little Guide for Teachers series, this book is concise yet rich in support and inspiration for navigating the daily challenges of teaching. Authored by experts in the field, it is designed for easy access, allowing educators to dip in and out as needed. The inclusion of interactive activities encourages readers to personalize their experience, making the content more relevant to their unique situations. Fun illustrations throughout add an engaging touch, making the reading experience enjoyable.
The guide is not only practical but also challenges conventional thinking around parental engagement. It emphasizes the importance of building relationships, active listening, and achieving the right tone in communication. This refreshing approach makes it an essential tool for teachers and school leaders at all levels, providing invaluable insights into an often overlooked aspect of education. Overall, this guide is recommended for those looking to improve their engagement with parents and carers in a meaningful way.
This may be pitched as a "little guide", but goodness me it’s packed with wisdom and practical advice that any professional working in our school system will find absolute gold dust when it comes to the sometimes-tricky challenge of parental engagement. Building not only the authors’ many years of personal experience, the guide draws on their own research and that of many other leaders in this field to create a superbly grounded yet optimistic set of ideas, tips and reflection points. I love how the authors challenge so many orthodoxies, such as flipping the concept of the "hard-to-reach family" into the "hard-to-reach school". Throughout the book is an implicit thread that will be familiar to those versed in the principles and power of effective coaching, exploring important topics such as building relationships, listening and getting the right tone and balance in all communication. This is a refreshing, accessible and eminently practical guide in an often-neglected area that will be invaluable for teachers and leaders at all levels within schools. Highly recommend! - Andy Buck, best-selling author, speaker, trainer and coach.
-- AndyISBN: 9781529796322
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 110g
104 pages