Communication and partnership between the Academy and parents is key to ensuring that the children do well at the Academy. Some examples of things done at the Academy follow.
Parent Information Meetings (Discuss and hand out information on):
Reading; Writing; Maths and Science Handbooks
Attendance
Ladders
Expectations (96.1%)
Incentives
Curriculum Overviews
Homework
Standards and Expectations
Parent Meetings:
Parents’ Evenings
Information on individual children
Held: October; March; July
Written Report:
Annually
New Curriculum information termly:
Curriculum Overview grids
Homework Grids
Open Door policy:
Face-to-face communication
Teachers
TAs
Phone calls
Entertaining:
Parent Lunches
Father’s Day Breakfast
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea
Grandparent’s Lunch
Nativities
Carol Singing
End of Year Performances
MacMillan Coffee Morning
Summer Fayre
Class Assemblies
EYFS Graduation
Parents Helping:
Volunteer readers
Helping on trips
Gardening help
Environment improvements support
Taking children to events
Open Sessions:
Open book look sessions
Easter Crafts
Sharing work completed in class sessions
STEM Day
Sponsored Charity Fundraising:
Stroke Awareness (in relation to a parent)
Money towards funeral costs of ex-pupil (requested by local community members)
Challenge Attendance:
Pick-up and drop of children
Phone calls
Supporting Parents (Support and signposting):
Counselling and mediation
Family Connect
Safeguarding
Counselling and pastoral care
Conflict resolution
CAFS/TACS
Phone calls when necessary
Wrap around care:
Breakfast Club
After School Club
Support ‘Friends of Dawley’
Advertise local jobs / parent / community events
Regular updates:
Website
EYFS Gate:
Main staff available to talk to parents