Engaging Parents in Raising Achievement

 

At Yate International Academy we have a thriving body of parents who have become ‘Parents as Partners 4 Learning ‘ and they have been working with us since November 2007 to support the raising of achievement agenda.

 

Linking parental engagement to learning is the key to securing improved student achievement. Parental involvement in children’s activities and parental beliefs and aspirations, have been identified as having a significant effect on children’s levels of academic achievement.

 

Events involving our parents, have been innumerable in the last two years both academic and social. We have now moved to the enviable position of ‘Parent Leadership’ at Yate International Academy, as the parents designed  a very successful ‘STREETWISE’ course during Terms 5/6 of 2009 and are now in planning and discussions for ‘STREETWISE 2010’.

 

At Yate International Academy, it is our endeavour to:

 

  • ensure parents are central to the ‘vision’ for the Academy;
  • ensure parents are fully aware of their rights and responsibilities;
  • create an environment which welcomes, encourages and values parent involvement;
  • Increase parent participation/consultation in decision-making;
  • promote parent participation in a diversity of roles, to include them in school life;
  • equip and support parents to help their children to learn most effectively;
  • provide relevant, accurate, timely communications regarding their child’s progress;
  • provide relevant, accurate, timely communications in regard to important transition stages in their child's development;
  • collaborate with parents to nurture aspirations, reinforce expectations and raise achievement;
  • embrace the spirit of partnership with parents, to promote effective personalised learning programmes and the development of the ‘whole’ child.

 

It has been like harnessing a wind turbine - it's a natural energy source, a free energy source that will never run out; it's sustainable and it has certainly proved to be powerful. A source of energy that can reach ‘remote areas’, be used on the main energy grid or stand alone. Harnessed well, it has been used to our advantage and has proved to be a very interesting feature of our landscape.

 

We would welcome all parents to join us.

 

Please contact Mrs S. Rigby Assistant Principal