Did You Know?

Parental Engagement is about parents showing an interest in what their child is doing in school

Regardless of the parents’ background, income, ethnicity and educational experience, parental engagement is second only to having a great teacher in influencing your child’s performance in school

The engagement of fathers has a greater impact than the engagement of mothers

The most effective form of parental engagement is when parent and child talk regularly in the home about school

Effective parental engagement does not require any teaching by the parents

Effective parental engagement can add an extra 3 months progress to a child’s achievement over a year

Parental Engagement brings positive results for young people of all ages 

98% of all parents want their children to do better at school than they did