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Discussed With Parents 29: Some schools have attempted to develop their partnership by involving parents in other aspects of the curriculum: numeracy and primary science have been common choices, often because parents wanted to know more about these areas. Metrication and set theory have muddled many of us, but where schools have discussed with parents 29 these topics with parents the response has been positive and many have expressed their gratitude for the demystification.
Often the topics are broader in nature, and may include discussions on parents' rights or the implications of education acts. Attendance by parents at such meetings is generally high, doubtless because they believe that the knowledge they gain may help their child, but also because they find the subjects discussed with parents 29 interesting and worth knowing about in themselves.
The first letter to parents is likely to be an invitation to a meeting that will start the scheme, since most schools choose to begin in this way. A big meeting like this gives everyone a sense of launching the PACT scheme properly, and not just slipping into it. It suggests an effort by the whole school, saying to parents: 'We're committed: what about you?' Make sure the school is well prepared for such a meeting. You need to have discussed with parents 29 the ideas behind the scheme thoroughly, for at least two good reasons. |
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