INSET Opportunities
with Suffolk Parent Partnership Service
What does the Parent Partnership Service Offer?
Work with Schools/Educational Settings
The Parent Partnership Service offers two kinds of INSET
sessions: ·
Both types of INSET are designed to promote and develop
partnership working between schools/ educational settings and
parents and carers.
The annual INSET programme is delivered in one area per term,
covering the whole county in the course of a year (details
below). It has recently been revamped and now consists of
three separate programmes:
Programme A – Three sessions targeted at individual
practitioners, focusing on personal practice in relation to:
1. Communication with Parents
2. Supporting Parents
3. Promoting Parental involvement
Programme B – Two sessions targeted at policy makers,
focusing on whole school policy and protocol in working with
parents. Making links between school practice, local and
national strategies and policies re working with parents together
with identifying resources and support for developing these areas
of work.
Programme C – One session looking at the work of the
Parent Partnership Service – exploring how the PPS can support an
educational unit’s work with parents. Includes an explanation
of all areas of the PPS work, alongside a particular focus on those
areas the units are likely to come in contact with and/or use for
support eg: Independent Parental Supporters, Disagreement
Resolution, Parent Programmes, INSET and Facilitator training.
Meeting Individual INSET Needs
In addition to the annual INSET programme, INSET sessions may
also be developed and designed to meet the specific needs of
individual schools or services. Such sessions have included
work with Behaviour Support Assistants, Bilingual Assistants, Early
Years Childminders and Early Years Sencos. Further training
is currently being developed for delivery within the Connexions and
also the Educational Welfare Service.
Please contact our service direct if you think you have a
specific training need that we could meet (details below).
Who is the training designed for?
INSET is aimed at all school staff, including administrative
staff and governors, who have regular contact with parents and
carers. Information is distributed to all schools and
settings and places are allocated on a ‘first come first served’
basis. All training is free of charge.
How is the training delivered?
INSET sessions are delivered by the 3 Parent Partnership Area
Co-ordinators and the Co-ordinator for PRUs, working in
pairs.
Each session uses an evaluation process to gather feedback from
participants on the effectiveness of the programmes. Feedback
regularly comments on the relaxed and friendly style of delivery,
along with the willingness to deal with direct issues that are
currently being faced in schools and units.
Want to find out more?
Details for the annual across county Inset programme may be
found below, along with contact details for the service for
individual enquiries and further information. Please contact
us to discuss your training needs – we want to provide a service
that is relevant to you!
Promoting and developing partnerships with parents and carers
twilight sessions
Session contents:
Session 1: Introduction to the Parent Partnership Service
- Aims and role of Parent Partnership Service
- Services offered to parents/carers
- INSET available to schools and LEA staff
- Parent support programmes provided by Parent
Partnership
Sessions 2 & 3: Working in partnership with parents
- To identify the benefits of parents and carers involvement in
their children’s education
- To explore when and why it might be difficult to engage parents
and carers
- To provide tips and strategies for engaging parents/carers who
may be difficult to reach
- To share examples of good practice
- Effective communication with parents/carers who may be
distressed or angry
- Exploring support systems for school staff
Target group: All school staff, including
administrative staff who have regular contact with parents and
carers
Training provider: Suffolk Parent Partnership
Service
Fee: No cost
Time: All sessions will last for 1½ hours, from 4.30
to 6.00 p.m.
Further details of sessions can be obtained from the
Parent Partnership Service by phoning 01473 832971 or e-mail
to:
Parent.Partnership@suffolk.gov.uk