SEN Newsletter - Summer 2013 - Staffordshire Learning Net ...

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Supporting partnership with parents
The Skillshare project
Staffordshire Parent Partnership Service has been successful in securing another 5 years
of funding under the Reaching Communities Programme from the BIG Lottery Fund.
This will provide £241,000 to further develop the SkillShare Project and build on the
success of the previous 5 years. The SkillShare project provides no cost information and
training workshops to parents and carers of children with special educational needs in
Staffordshire. The project consults with local communities and existing voluntary groups
about the events they would like; the Skillshare coordinator then arranges the training and
information events needed in accessible locations throughout Staffordshire. The
previous SkillShare project enabled over 2,800 Staffordshire parents and carers to attend
a range of training events. A summary of the impact of the Skillshare project is located on
the Parent Partnership website.
To help SkillShare provide the events parents want, parents can complete the
questionnaire on the Skillshare website.
Further information from www.staffordshire.gov.uk/spps and click on the SkillShare link or
contact Tracy Munday, SkillShare Co-ordinator on 01785 356930 or
tracy.munday@staffordshire.gov.uk
ParentView
Ofsted has produced resources to support schools in increasing the percentage of
parents contributing their views to the online parent questionnaire. This includes:
• Parent View toolkit for schools
• Parent View poster and leaflet
• Parent View screencast
http://preview.tinyurl.com/cff85oo
The toolkit explains key facts about Parent View and contains materials that can be
adapted and used by schools to raise awareness of Parent View to parents.
ParentView asks parents to respond to the following statements:
1. My child is happy at this school
2. My child feels safe at this school
3. My child makes good progress at this school
4. My child is well looked after at this school
5. My child is taught well at this school
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
8. This school deals effectively with bullying
9. This school is well led and managed
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent?
Parents of children in maintained schools that have residential provision have five
additional questions to answer about their child’s school.
These are:
1. My child enjoys boarding/the welfare experience
2. My child is warm enough and comfortable in the residential accommodation
3. The experience of boarding/welfare helps my child’s progress and development
4. I can easily contact the staff who care for my child
5. Boarding/welfare is well organised and managed effectively.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/bo7cktx