TRAINING

Parent Partnership Service staff are happy to set up the following workshops for groups of 10 or more.

Working in Partnership with Parents Training

This course is aimed at individual schools and is offered as a full day or 4 twilight sessions. Alternatively schools may wish to select a combination of one or more sessions. Sessions are practical and offer the opportunity to review current practice and plan future developments. The course aims to enable participants to engage parents/carers as valued equal partners in exploring solutions to difficulties.

• Session 1 – Working in Partnership: audit current practice, explore barriers, identify benefits, action planning
• Session 2 – Providing information: review current documentation, plain language and clear communication guidelines, other sources of information
• Session 3 – Working Together to Prevent Difficulties: effective communication, negotiation
• Session 4 – Productive Meetings: Annual Review, formal and informal meetings, solution focussed framework for handling meetings.

Independent Parental Supporters (IPS) Training

This course is based on modules from the National Independent Supporters Training. Modules include Law and Guidance, Statutory and Reviews.

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