Sharing Knowledge

Regional Practical Seminar
London - 26 March 2015

It is crucial for parents to have access to resources to help them support their children to flourish. Evidence is robust in highlighting the importance that parents play in supporting their children’s learning and development. As a country we have still not narrowed the gap sufficiently as informed by the EYFS profile and it is vital that as an early years sector, we enable parents to do the best they can for their children.

We know from national research that parental engagement with their children’s learning is absolutely key to children’s attainment. This engagement needs to start when children are very young and continue throughout the school years. What
parents do is more important than who parents are. Parental interest in their child’s education has four times more influence on attainment by age 16 than socio-economic background.

It is therefore crucial that the early year’s workforce are confident in their knowledge, understanding and skills to enable parents and have knowledge of the resources available.

The content of the seminar will be:

• Policy update on the role of parents in their child's learning development
• Enabling parents as their child progresses through their early years and into school
• Reaching and supporting the most vulnerable and hard to reach parents
• Home learning and its importance
• Supporting parents of children of SEND

These seminars are aimed at those working with all children and families who work with parents, provide support to parents to ensure that we continue to narrow the gap.

To book onto this seminar either click on the Book Now button at the top right hand corner or download the booking form and send it back to the 4Children Events Team. 

For more information please call the 4Children events team on 020 7522 6970.