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Last Time
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How to work in partnership with parents
to support their children’s early learning
List three strategies that promotes
partnerships with parents
Why is it important to promote parent’s
confidence?
Today
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Understand barriers to parents being
involved in their children’s early
learning.
Our Objectives
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Explain the barriers that some parents
might face in working in partnership with
others.
Summarise the importance of working in
partnership with parents/carers.
Analyse the possible effects of children
having restricted, or supervised contact.
Why is it important to understand
barriers that parents might face and
to support parents to overcome
these?
Typical Barriers design
handout
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Parents have limited if not no time.
Language barrier and feel they can not communicate
with the EYW.
Confidence may be lacking and feel they will be
unable to help in anyway.
Disabilities
Cultural differences
Gender, typically less men are involved in their child’s
education
Pg 7,8 and 9 of “The Impact of Parental Involvement
on Children’s Education” will also give you some
ideas.
What barriers might parents face?
Pg 222-223 and the handout may
help you in this task.
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Social
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Personal
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Cultural
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Attitudes
We have identified barriers but
how can we support parents to
overcome then?
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For each barrier list some strategies
that could be implemented to engage
parents in their children’s learning.
Sitting in their shoes
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How might parents feel, look at the
barriers from a different point of view
EYFS Cards
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Cards
Look through the cards to identify the
connection with working in partnership
with parents
What have noticed about the cards that
are relevant?
Research- What’s the latest
concern’s
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Use mums net.com on current issues
with regards barriers-pressures- what’s
current at the minute.
Gingerbread Handout
Why might contact be restricted/supervised?
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Suspicion of Abuse
Lack of previous contact with the child
Lack of parenting skills due to learning
disability
Safety of the child
Breakdown of relationship between parent and
child which needs to be slowly rebuilt
An Assessment of parenting skills is required
Contact needs to be in a secure environment
due to a violent partner at home
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Every Child Matters' placed supporting parents and
carers at the heart of its approach to improving children's
lives. The bond between a child and its parents can be
the most critical influence on a child's life. Parenting in
the home has the greatest impact on a child's
educational development as well as on their behaviour
and mental health.
Therefore it is essential to maintain and establish contact between
children and parents wherever possible. (The appropriate adult
service Ltd,
http://www.theappropriateadultservice.org.uk/supervisedcontact.ht
m, date accessed 25/7/11)
Restricted and Supervised
contact.
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All children involved in either divorce,
separation or care proceedings benefit
from contact with both parents. It is
essential that the contact caters for the
needs and safety of the child, as well as
the needs of the parent.
Explain the possible effects of
children having restricted or
supervised contact in order to
maintain relationships.
Issues with self-identity
Safety
Can have positive affects in relation to future relationships
Transport issues, also stressful for child
Need to build a relationship/trust with the mediator supervisor
Often unable to leave the contact area
Enhance parenting skills- positive result for the child
Child may genuinely not want contact to take place
Children like and thrive on consistency- emotional effects.
What other effects might
there be?
Research
Using the computers and internet find out
what you can on Effects on supervised
contact.
One good site to visit is
http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(03995EABC73F94816
C2AF4AA2645824B)~Contact+Services+Report6+June+20051.pdf/$file
/Contact+Services+Report6+June+20051.pdf
Our Objectives
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Explain the barriers that some parents
might face in working in partnership
with others.
Summarise the importance of working
in partnership with parents/carers.
Analyse the possible effects of children
having restricted, or supervised contact
Next Time
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How to support children who are
experiencing relationship difficulties
Self-Directed Study Session
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Key Skills
Assignment Work
Home Work
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Section 8 of assignment
Next Time
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Support children with relationship
difficulties.