Building Effective Relationships with Primary School Parents and Carers

Course overview

Parents and carers play a crucial role in children’s development. Positive relationships with them are at the heart of a successful primary school. Support and engagement from home is vital if pupils are to reach their full potential. And of course, parents and carers have a specific role to play when it comes to addressing concerns about poor attendance, disruptive behaviour, or social and emotional development. So how can you boost engagement and build effective relationships to give the children in your care the best possible chance of extracting all the learning and opportunity from their primary school experience?

‘Building effective relationships with primary school parents and carers’ is a two-hour virtual session designed specifically with Thrive early years and childhood practitioners in mind. It will equip you with strategies and tools to build effective relationships. And help you develop the connections necessary to ensure a strong team is created around each child.

Actionable insights, tips, and techniques

By the end of this two-hour session, you’ll have:

• A clear understanding of why strong relationships with parents and carers are essential to supporting children at primary school
• The skills and confidence to initiate uncomfortable conversations with parents and carers
• A sound grasp of how to speak with parents and carers so they listen
• Actionable tips and techniques you can apply right away to build on these initial conversations and grow effective relationships
• How to apply Thrive theory to create strong links between home and your primary setting
• The ability to coach and support wider staff teams to build and nurture collaborative working between home and school

Suitable for

Thrive Licensed Practitioners.